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    "id": 571039,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this important Bill. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. decried the delay that has been caused over the past one year in bringing this Bill to the Floor of the Senate since it was published. I also feel so because it is very important and we all know that without an independent and autonomous assembly and, therefore, the County Assemblies Board, county assemblies cannot purport to function efficiently. You are aware that the National Assembly and even the Senate in the past used to depend on the Executive to be supplied with funds, employees and everything that they needed. Madam Temporary Speaker, as you are aware, lack of autonomy of Parliament did not augur well because it was an appendage of the Executive. In the same token, as I speak, the county assemblies are now appendices of the executive in the county governments. Recently, we had some governors and even the Council of Governors (COG) addressing itself to this issue and purporting to believe that county assemblies do not require money, independence and autonomy because they should be working under the executive in the county government. This is wrong. That is why it is very important that we must create a formal County Service Board because as of now, it is just a lose arrangement. The service boards are there to perform duties, but under the executive. It is, therefore, so important that we pass this Bill to establish a County Assembly Service Board so that the county assemblies can become independent to serve the county governments by way of oversight. 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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