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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.K Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "The Committee has made a very good conclusion that we need to support as a House and ensure that we do not set a precedent by allowing such an amendment which is going to affect the work of NEMA in this country. Hon. Speaker, I would like to say that this is equal to usurping the powers of the national Government. We know that NEMA is a national Government institution which is supposed to give support to all counties and this is going against Schedule Four which is very clear on the functions of the national Government and functions of the county government. Accepting such an amendment can set a bad precedent where we will see the county government also wanting to be represented in other institutions that are at national level. I would like to give an example of what we saw a few days ago. We saw a county that said it wanted to take total management of a medical training college within the county while we know very well that training is a national Government function. I have a feeling that chairpersons who are in charge of functions that have been devolved need to be very vigilant to ensure that counties do not usurp power. I believe counties do not even have the capacity to manage such an institution and we should reject that amendment that the Senate has raised. I highly support the Committee Report that NEMA remains a national Government institution."
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