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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Bill. This is a well thought-out Bill. Most of us witnessed the cacophony that a accompanied the inauguration of county assemblies all over the country. It is important that this procedure and questions are answered, once and for all, by being defined clearly in law. We should know what is right and what is not right as far as the constitution of the county assemblies is concerned. The amendments that have been proposed by Sen. Wangari lead us to a conclusion that it is almost difficult to settle. However, we have to deal with the reality of it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the sitting officials in leadership under counties could be in office unconstitutionally. That is the reality. We joined our Houses from the county assemblies; the Senate and the National Assembly. County assemblies are the focus of this Bill. Hardly any county assembly in the entire Republic was constitutionally constituted. Most of them, indeed, as we witnessed in what was happening fell short of the nominations. The question that we need to answer as we deal with this Bill is: Should we turn a blind eye to the fact that some of those people were elected without the input of the Members of the County Assemblies? Having said that, looking at the County Governments Act as quoted in this amendment Bill, there is the issue of community diversity. This is a requirement of the Constitution that should also be reflected in the county assemblies. As we address the issue of gender, this is also an issue that requires to be addressed properly and candidly. Let us take examples without any inferences. For instance, there are members of other communities who work as business people in Murang’a County, but they are not represented in the Murang’a County Assembly. This also applies to Kiambu, Nyeri and other counties. You may be having a few workers who work in the tea and coffee farms. However, you will hardly find a nominee in the county assembly called Wafula. That is reflected in the entire country. This is the scenario."
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