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    "id": 530800,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/530800/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Lay",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1022,
        "legal_name": "Joyce Wanjalah Lay",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Whatever it is that we are experiencing in the country is because people are not involved. People do not understand laws and devolution. We have a whole Section 88 of the County Governments Act that speaks on public participation, and of the right of the citizens of a county to petition their county government on any matter within the responsibility of the county governments; this can only be effective if the citizens understand the law. One way of enabling them is by translating this law into Kiswahili. When we talk about public participation, we can see how it is done across the country. The common mwananchi does not feel involved. When we go to do public participation, we only pick the elites and the people who understand English. Meanwhile, there are millions of Kenyans who have the right to speak out. According to the Constitution, they have the power to participate in all the laws and everything that is done by county governments. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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