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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F. I. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak to this Bill. I want to oppose it. That is because the establishment of that Authority will really not add any value. If you look at Sub-section 3, the object of this Authority is to give mandate to existing institutions. There are various institutions that exist and that can do that mandate. That Authority will not add any value but only increase the wage bill of this country. Hon. Speaker, when you create an institution with very few mandates, which are being done by various other institutions, it is a waste of public resources. It is a duplication of mandates and functions of other institutions. It will increase the wage bill because of the number of staff and the directorate required to establish that institution. If you look at the membership, it is drawn from existing institutions. There are no single civilians included in the membership and that is why I said that the mandate of that Authority can be done by other institutions that exist. I strongly oppose the creation of that Authority since we want to reduce the wage bill and free more money for development purposes. Unless we are creating unnecessary institutions to create jobs, there is no value for money to create such an Authority. It is very clear that the membership is Nairobi based and drawn from huge institutions that are very common in this area, as opposed to grassroots institutions or organizations that can make a difference. That Authority might create an impression that will undermine existing institutions that are doing the same 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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