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    "id": 453894,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is not even the point; the point is that this Bill should have never seen the light of day because it is unconstitutional. Let me plead with Members of this House that many Kenyans have died for this thing called “devolution”. Many people have suffered, be they Kenneth Matiba and Rev. Njoya. They have suffered to bring us here. I want to plead with Members of this Assembly to be patient with devolution. If you take the example of Nigeria, you will find that when they devolved, 21 governors ended up in jail or exile because it is challenging to establish structures. What problem does a Member of Parliament have with a governor buying a car in his county? How do you want him to move in his county? The Constitution is very clear who a governor should be. This is a job any of us should admire. This is not an ordinary person. You cannot even sit here and compare us with governors because we are not the same. The same applies to Senators and governors. We cannot. That was not the intention of the framers of our Constitution. The intention was to create somebody with authority who is powerful enough to oversee billions of shillings."
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