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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "buildings which have been done where water passes. Basically, the water cannot pass because of the poor drainage and all these things. That is because we have not strengthened these bodies, and they cannot be strengthened unless there is good funding. It looks like a joke. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker I want to quote some sections that I have seen here. They are saying all the decisions are going to be made by the Cabinet Secretary. They have abolished the Standards and Enforcement Review Committee. It has nothing to do because its powers have been transferred to the Cabinet Secretary. In the same provision, they tell us that governors will form a committee and will list the people whom they are going to employ. When you look at that provision, it also says that governors must think about age, gender and diversity in employment. However, it does not limit the Cabinet Secretary to thinking about gender and diversity when he is appointing his board. He can, therefore, pick his cronies without due regard for their qualification. They talk about the county governments and what they are supposed to do. You look at exactly what the Bill intends to achieve in terms of enforcing cleanliness, reducing pollution, and creating wealth, which we need. Wealth is like water – you know water is very precious, or valuable, if it is not polluted. Air is also very precious when it is not polluted. When you look at what the Bill says, you do not know how it found its way to us for debate. It does not make sense. Yes, we need it but it is unclear. The good thing is that it is going to the Senate then coming back to us. There is another contradiction in this Bill: You know we have passed the Mining Bill; if you look at it and you look at this Bill, then the two Cabinet Secretaries will be fighting."
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