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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule- (a) in the proposed amendments to the Transition to Devolved Government Act, 2012 (No. 1 of 2012) by deleting the proposed new subsection (5B) proposed to be inserted in section 23; (b) in the proposed amendments to the County Governments Act, 2012 (No. 17 of 2012)- (i) by deleting the proposed amendment to section 26(2); (ii) by deleting all the proposed amendments to section 54; (ii) by deleting the proposed new section 139; Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments)(No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2013), the National Assembly had inserted Clause 5(b), which sought to state as follows: (a) Where the Authority determines the county government meets the criteria for the transfer of functions under Section 24, it shall propose a programme to support and strengthen the capacity of that county government, which shall be implemented by the national Government in consultation with the county government, to enable the county government performs the transferred function. (b) In transferring the function under this Section, the Authority shall determine the specific component of each function to be transferred. Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, it was the feeling of the Committee under the law, that the question of determining the functions is the mandate of the Senate. In an attempt to put Clause 5 (2)(b) in this Act, the National Assembly was taking away the power of this Senate, to be the only person who can determine whether a function can be 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."
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