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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to contribute with regard to the amendment proposed by the Senate to Section 23 of the Transition to Devolved Government Act. The amendment that is sought by the Senate is what has allowed the process of devolution to be undertaken outside the framework of the law. It was meant to facilitate phased transfer of functions. We know, as a fact, that the process of devolution of services was done clearly against the framework of the law that had already been enacted. Under this amendment, the Senate seeks to give itself the power to allow devolution of functions irrespective or against the framework that was set out. We know whatever transpired and what has happened as far as implementation of the devolution is concerned. Allowing this amendment will amount to giving a thumb of authority to what was done improperly and against the law. I, therefore, oppose and urge this House not to allow this amendment. It is an abuse of the very philosophy that was anchored in ensuring effective devolution of services. As things stand, some of the services are not being properly implemented because the devolved governments never gave themselves the opportunity to evaluate themselves. They need to evaluate themselves to see whether they are ready to effectively undertake those services. We still see some problems, for example, when we hear the Council of Governors saying that they are not going to accept e-procurement as a result of what they call “absence of infrastructure”. Once the law is enacted and the policy is set out, it would be out of order for any institution to place itself within the exception. We would rather have heard from them what problems they seek to be resolved rather than to seek to be exempted from the practices of the law, which have been clearly set out. For those reasons, Hon. Speaker, I want to strongly oppose the proposed amendment by the Senate to Section 23 of the Transition to Devolved Government Act. I beg to oppose. Thank you."
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