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    "id": 505252,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. My Chairman is allowed some little more time. I also want to suggest that you give directions on this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill No.2 (National Assembly Bill No.33 of 2013) because a close reading of the amendments, for example, to the County Governments Act, particularly what appears to be a new section 139 of the County Governments Act, I am not sure that we can do this before this particular amendment is taken to the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget to confirm whether this proposed amendment is in line with Article 209. In the proposed amendment to Section 54 of the County Governments Act, I am not certain whether we can do this without conducting either a public hearing to determine whether this forum is, in fact, in contradiction to the forum that we have set up under Section 91. The amendment is very fundamental yet it appears that the Committees responsible, particularly the Committee on Devolved Government have not been consulted. The amendment to Section 23 of the Transition to Devolved Governments Act, particularly Section 23 which purports to change the criteria for transfer of functions, this issue should be subjected to our Committee on devolved Government so that we can determine whether, in fact, there is any pending issue on transfer of functions after we have already passed a resolution in this House for the transfer of extra functions. Your directions on this would be very critical. It will be premature to debate this Bill at this point."
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