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    "id": 594266,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to reluctantly support this amendment. I support the amendment to Clause 4. It is good since it talks about having offices in counties. We have very many other offices in the counties such as the County Commissioners’ and that one does not affect the functioning of the national Government. Clause 8 is what I vehemently refuse to support because this is a national Government function. The National Drought Management Authority is a function of the national Government. It is like any other parastatal or authority such as the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) or the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC). These are functions of the national Government and, therefore, it is like we are saying that when we are making appointments to every parastatal we must also include or involve the county governments. We are mixing the functions of the two levels of Government. The National Drought Management Authority which used to be Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) is a function of the national Government. If counties would like to have part of this, county governments should 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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