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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also note that the Report talks about the issue of public participation. Again, this is one of the areas that people seem to think that it is done as a matter of charity. It is not any more. We must ensure public participation as a matter of right. Because of that, I want to encourage the Commission that one of the Bills that it must fast-track is the Bill on public participation at all levels of implementation. I have seen some Ministries setting up task forces and they are asking the public to bring their views. That is encouraging because they know that this Constitution takes a human rights nature based approach to development which ensures that there must be public participation and accountability of public funds. We would want to encourage the Executive that when it is doing its work, it must do that. I want to encourage the Commission that it must not only indicate that it informed the public, but the public must be involved. The Commission must come up with a Bill that will ensure that public participation."
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