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    "id": 451020,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. There is an argument that has been presented to this House to the effect that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill should only concern itself with what is called “miscellaneous aspects of the law”. I beg to differ and ask that in the event that the matter is brought to your attention for a ruling, the term “miscellaneous” be interpreted more broadly and in a more liberal manner. This is because the argument that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill should not touch on fundamental aspects of the law, to it is splitting hairs. Whether laws are miscellaneous or fundamental in nature, they are all brought to this House for debate. They are not sneaked into the statute books through another house. Therefore, the contributions that hon. Members make for substantive or miscellaneous aspects of the law are all the same. Therefore, we should look at the law as it is. We should not look at the method through which it is brought to this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, at this juncture, I would like to draw the attention of this House to the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011 under Clause 9(3). The proposal reads that notwithstanding the provisions of sub- section (1), the county governor shall confer the status of a special municipality to the headquarters of the county even where it does not meet the threshold specified under sub- section 3(a)."
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