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    "id": 539737,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to add my voice in support of this Bill. This is a progressive Bill. If passed by this House, it is going to solve some of the things that affect our people directly. The Bill, as stated in the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, aims at giving objectives to effect the provisions of Article 47 of the Constitution. If you look at Clause 4 of the Bill, it states very clearly that any administrative action shall be undertaken in an expeditious, lawful and reasonable manner. Sometimes, some of these Government agencies make decisions and they do not communicate the decisions to the affected persons. Somebody mentioned the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), which does environmental impact assessment of any development and then involves the community. At the end, they do not communicate their findings to the people. You just see a development sprouting up and maybe people had objected to that development. This Bill will make sure that these agencies do not just behave the way they want. Sometimes, some Government agencies become law unto themselves. They behave in a manner that is likely to affect people. They do not give effective communication to the people. The Bill also gives the people the constitutional right to participate in any decision making. It therefore, means that any Government or State agency that makes any decision that affects a person, persons or groups of people, must 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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