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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "On the outset, I want to thank hon. Keynan, for being so foresighted that he wants to bring order and sanity to the two levels of the Government, the national Government and the county governments. I draw my powers from Article 95 of the Constitution. So, what I am doing here is not illegal. I have nothing against governors. Chapter 99 of the Laws of Kenya talks about the national flag, emblems and names. This morning I read it; it even defines the “National Anthem”. There is a way you can read the National Anthem and you might be singing something different. This Bill is meant to set the stage for senior leaders in this country, including the kind of salutations that they should have, the flags that they should carry and so on. I want to tell my colleagues that - I am sure they are not aware of this - just when we won our elections on 4th March, one year ago, before the Jubilee Government took over, there was a meeting between the former President, hon. Mwai Kibaki and the governors in Naivasha. The governors gave the former President--- If you allow me in the afternoon, I will look for that memorandum and bring it here in case anybody challenges me. The highlights of that memorandum made hon. Mwai Kibaki annoyed. In fact, he walked out of the meeting. The highlights of that memorandum were that the governors wanted three vehicles each, with special number plates; they wanted to fly the national flag; they wanted eight body guards, two of whom would be for their spouses; they wanted diplomatic passports, a liaison office in Nairobi, liaison houses in the City of Nairobi for their families and the salutation of “His Excellency”. Hon. Mwai Kibaki just looked at the memorandum and walked out on them. I think that is where we should have picked up from. His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed to the entire memorandum. He is my Coalition Leader, but I can tell you the action of hon. Mwai Kibaki was right. He said: “No, go back to the Constitution.” If you look at the County Government Act--- I want the Chair of the Governors’ Council, a co-founder of United Republican Party with me, the hon. Isaac Ruto, to listen. Section 4 provides:- (i) county flag; (ii) county Coat-of-Arms. (iii) County Public Seal. The legislation is there in Section 4. The law says they should have public participation and county flag, public seal and coat-of-Arms. My biggest worry is that - I said it when I was supporting the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill on Equalisation Fund, as a Member for Garissa Town who has been marginalized for 50 years by successive Governments; the Government of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Mzee Moi and the Government of the third President, hon. Mwai Kibaki. Our hope was in devolution. We hoped that our people would get roads, water, sanitation, healthcare and our children would go to school and perform well. I want to share with my colleagues, those of you who come from regions that have produced presidents, prime ministers and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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