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    "id": 447283,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving the opportunity. I rise to support the Report and the amendments therein for the reason that it provides us with a forum where all of us, as the leadership at the county-level, can engage on development matters. For the last one-and-a-half years, we have had nothing that has been happening in the counties. There has been a lot of push and pull, especially between the various leaders at the county level. Part of the reason for that is the issue of people feeling that they are not being involved in the development of the counties. I am of the view that, the fact that one is made a governor or deputy governor; another one a Member of Parliament and another one a Senator does not mean that the governors have the mandate of running the counties on their own. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that particular board will essentially provide a forum where we can share various ideas regarding the projects that we want to undertake at the county level. We can also get to know what the left hand and the right hand are doing. Members of Parliament will have an opportunity to share with the rest of the county leadership what projects they intend to undertake at the constituency level. At the same time, we can be able to input into the development agenda of the county as a whole. That way, we will create some level of trust and unity within the counties. We can also be able to share on issues we think are critical and important to us, as leaders. 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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