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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am glad that since yesterday, I have not been able to catch your eye because it has given me an opportunity to listen to the sentiments by the Members. I have been hearing the Members saying that they only support with amendments, which is a fallacy because Second Reading has no amendments. If we were to amend this Bill, in my opinion, for it to pass, we would have to amend all the clauses because it is fatally flawed and unconstitutional. I, therefore, stand to oppose it. This week marks a year into the new Government and a new system of Government where Kenyans went and voted overwhelmingly, a record 86 per cent turn out voted in a new Government and a new system. The hopes of Kenyans were tangible. Kenyans voted for an MP for a certain reason. They voted for a Senator for a certain reason. They voted for a governor to perform certain functions. They voted for their President. This whole year, and I want to say that we, as a National Assembly, must take some blame, we have treated Kenyans to side shows and battles of ego and supremacy; who is superior to who and who has more powers than who. Kenyans are getting frustrated. In fact, I dare say that certain arms of the Government, maybe including this one, have sometimes shown an irritatingly juvenile disposition as when a baby has his bottle snatched away from him. Devolution depends on a set of institutions that are independent or interdependent on each other, but working well. I see no reason for us to try, through the back door, to crawl back on the gains of devolution in this country. Yes, there are some challenges. Yes, our governors need to do better. In fact, I agree that it is, indeed, unfortunate that we have to legislate to make a governor sit down with other leaders. It is unfortunate because any good governor should know that he has Members of the National Assembly and a Senator and it is important to sit down with them. It is unfortunate. However, the only person who has been given executive mandate of a county is the governor. Let us help them work. Let us help them be able to execute that executive mandate. I also understand 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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