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    "id": 439135,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I wish to support this Bill and thank Sen. Khalwale for having thought through it. I thank him also for having given Kenyans from all the 47 counties the opportunity to think about it. I am aware that they still have an opportunity to raise issues should they find it that they do not support any of these proposals, even though I know that there are already existing structures. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I support this Bill is because it bring clarity and with clarity comes proper planning. Proper planning is really beneficial in terms of not only looking beautiful, but it also helps people reduce wastage. You cannot waste a lot of resources building. For example, if in the next general elections in 2017, I contest to be the Governor of Siaya and decide to relocate the headquarters of the county government from Siaya Town to Got Asimbo, which is near my home, that would be a waste of resources. This is because come the next elections, there will be another Governor and Got Asimbo is not geographically suitable to set up as the headquarters of the County Government of Siaya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill will ensure that such mischief is avoided, so that should any particular residents of whichever county feel that they need to change anything because the county has overgrown--- For example, if the people of Kiambu feel that Kiambu Town has overgrown and they need more space and Thika Town is growing fast, then they should be involved. They should debate it. We are so proud of this Constitution because we own it. We read it from all angles and accepted it. So, we are living with it. The good thing about it is that if you feel that you want to develop anything, as a community and friends of the society, we will have a structure where they can come in. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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