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    "id": 486518,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogolla",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to say that we have had quite a bit of false starts, wherever there have been direct transfers or quick transfers of functions to the counties. But I wanted to draw the attention of the House to a provision of the Constitution that I want to believe, if we are not careful, it is Parliament that is going to be blamed at one time or the other. I wanted to draw the attention of the House to Article 190 of the Constitution, if others will bother to listen. Article 190(3) of the Constitution says:- “Parliament shall by legislation provide for the intervention by the National Government if a county government is unable to perform its functions.” Hon. Speaker, if you would allow me to repeat that, such that we are on one slate, that is the provision of the Constitution for the purposes of intervention. “Parliament shall by legislation”, meaning it is us who have not acted as Members of Parliament. It goes on to say, based on that, the legislation can authorize the National Government to take appropriate steps to ensure that the county governments functions are performed, and in Article 190(4)(b) if necessary, to assume responsibility for the relevant functions. The whole idea of going back taking some of the functions to the National Government or a lot of suggestions that are coming up in my view, I think, Parliament needs to come up with legislation as it is provided for in the Constitution, that can help us quickly answer some of those problems that we have. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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