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    "content": "Although it is stated that a county government may ask for advice, when it comes to practical terms, it is very difficult for the Attorney-General to advise all the county governments on their legal requirements. I believe that is partly one reason under the Kenya Law Reform Commission Act, it was envisaged that county governments will also need advice. County governments are like the national Government in terms of the structures. There are governors and deputy governors elected by people of the counties. A county government has a governor with his executive council which is equivalent to a Cabinet. In fact, if you may recall, we went for public rallies during the first year of implementation. We would hear people mention that “our Minister for Health should do this.” You could not see the Minister for Health if you looked around. Somebody would tell you that they were talking about the “Minister for Health” at the county level. When they mention “our Speaker,” they mean the Speaker at the county level. Whereas they are County Executive Committee (CEC) members as far as counties are concerned, they are popularly referred to as “Ministers.” We had to pass an Act to stop them from being referred to as “Ministers.” Instead, they should be referred to as CEC members responsible for education, agriculture and so on. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are county assemblies which are miniatures of the national Parliament. That is the Senate and the National Assembly. Under the Constitution, county assemblies have the responsibilities to enact legislation. The legislations are far-reaching and very wide under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. The legislations cover agriculture, health and literally everything of endeavour. While the national Government may be concerned with policy, the county government is concerned with the implementation and that requires legislation. Therefore, a lot of legislation is required at the county level."
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