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    "id": 468509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will proceed to answer the remaining questions very quickly. Consultations and co-operation will continue. That is why Parliament passed the Inter-Governmental Relations Act. The objective was to ensure that consultations and co-operation is maintained. That is why there is a tribunal, a council of governors, a summit and the Senate. This House must not forget that its main objective is to facilitate counties. This is where the main consultations, on behalf of all counties of Kenya, are taking place. Should anything happen to counties, this House has the necessary constitutional powers to look into various issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the question about departments like education, as a House, we should not forget that the Fourth Schedule has left out about 24 functions. They have listed about 35 functions, but they can be more because some of them are lumped together. There are functions such as Tourism Policy and Development, National Betting, Casinos and other forms of gambling, Public Investment, Health Policy and so on. When performing these functions at a local level, the National Government needs to have a co- ordinating officer, whether you call him a county commissioner or whichever title you give him, they need one person who will bring together all Ministries of Government and co-ordinate on behalf of the National Government."
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