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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. If you are saying that this Bill is supposed to create a forum where we are marrying the activities of the county government and the national Government, there is the governors’ forum chaired by the President; that is Executive and Executive. If you want to deal with those issues, have a good rapportwith your ward representatives who are our equivalent. However, this Bill is meant to deny them a chance to build capacity. I would love to see my ward representative being like me because they are MPs. We are here debating and they are calling themselves waheshimiwa and some people have flags. We are lowering the dignity of this House. What do you care about a flag? Really, it is a symbol of our unity. If you read the history of how we arrived at the colours of our national flag and the emblem, you will appreciate that it was something that was well thought-out by the founders of our nation. We should be happy. Even if we walk in the colours of national flag, why would it bother anybody? Just because the governors are flying the national flag on their vehicles, we have to legislate to bar them from doing so. These are simple things. I would love to fly the national flag, given an opportunity because I am proud of my country. It is a sign of pride. So, I am pleading with my colleagues, there is a mix up 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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