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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Office of the County Printer Bill (Senate Bill No. 42 of 2014), be now read a second time. I wish to move this Bill and before I do that, I want to appreciate and congratulate this House today, because we have just concluded the Second Reading on a very important Bill which is The Petition to County Assemblies Bill. As we all know, the role of the Senate is to protect and serve the interests of counties. For quite a while now, this Senate has deliberated on very crucial Bills. Despite the challenges that we face as Senate, despite the kind of not so very good gesture that we receive from the county governments and the county executives most specifically, this House continues to discharge its responsibility of ensuring that we have the necessary legislations in the counties that facilitate and support devolution in counties. One such Bill is the one that we have concluded in terms of providing a framework for the engagement by members of the public with the county assemblies through petitions. Today, again, we have the opportunity to discuss The Office of the County Printer Bill. One of the greatest challenges that have come with devolution is that we now have 47 legislative authorities in our counties; the 47 county assemblies whose 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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