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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kinoti",
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Gatobu Kinoti",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support both amendments. Starting with Clause 8, it is worth noting that many of the drought interventions that we need to do especially through the proposed Board are county functions based on the 2010 Constitution that we passed as a nation. Agriculture and water are devolved functions and they entail drought intervention. It is no doubt that you must involve the county governments. So, I am in support of the proposed amendments from the Senate that we involve county appointees from the CoG in this. I also concur with the Committee in supporting the amendment on Clause 4. We need offices in every county. Leadership is more of a perception than what scientific things entail. My constituency of Buuri is in Meru County but some parts are in the Ewaso Ngiro Basin. So, every time they are told to pay water levies to the Ewaso Ngiro office in Isiolo, it becomes a problem. I am in agreement with the Senate amendment that we should have offices in every county. Let us have the functions of the national Government or authorities that are nation based at the county. If we have offices in terms of regions or drainage basins, it will cause problems in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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