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    "id": 491507,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/491507/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 907,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will start by thanking the Senate Majority Leader for working on this wonderful Bill that seeks to facilitate the smooth working of our county assemblies. You will realize that within our constitutional design, the role played by county assemblies is very critical. We know that at the national level, the responsibility of oversight over the national Executive rests with the National Assembly and the Senate. However, at the county level, the county assemblies play a very critical role; their responsibilities being legislation at the county level, representation of residents within the wards and the oversight of county executive. For county assemblies to undertake their responsibilities effectively, they should have a good working environment that is free from fear or favour. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the issues that the county assemblies will continue to handle are very sensitive, especially in their oversight role. That is why it is very important to ensure that we provide the necessary aids for our county assemblies through legislation, prescribing the powers and privileges that they enjoy. For the last one-and-a-half years, our county assemblies have had to execute their mandates in an environment that is sometimes laced with a lot of fear. This is because their privileges and powers are not captured very well and protected by legislation. Therefore, this is a very crucial Bill that seeks to ensure that our county assemblies are able to undertake their responsibilities with a lot of freedom and fairness. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have seen in our counties impressions being created to suggest that county assemblies are entities within the county governments and that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}