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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyokabi",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank the Members for their support to this Bill and for the contributions that they have made. Hon. Speaker, it is, indeed, good as members have agreed to protect Government properties and Government Funds, both at the national and county levels. We will be urging - as we have been asking the Attorney-General - that funds be budgeted for to cover judgment debtors. A kitty should be established in all the line ministries, upon ascertainment and certification of judgment debtors to pay judgment debtors. We are not saying that Government cannot pay the judgment debtors but we are saying that you cannot attach and take possession of Government properties in the manner in which we do for private persons or private companies. Hon. Speaker, the House is very happy with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Junior for moving the Bill at the Senate level. We thank the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for processing it. We regret that it took a bit of time but matters will improve in future. The enthusiasm and happiness with which the Members of the National Assembly have received this law should be noted today. That appreciation is because this is squarely within the functions of the Senate. We urge our Senate to stop being in denial on their functions and mandate. They should embrace their functions as outlined under Chapter IV. They should address the many legal gaps that exist in the county governments and stop competing for functions and mandate that belong to the National Assembly. Instead they should embrace what is really within their domain; to pass laws within their domain and with that this House has no contestation or problem. This House is happy to support the Senate in its functions and supporting county governments. The problem arises when they try to pass laws that have been passed by this House or try to change things that the National Assembly has passed. In this particular case, we do not even need a Mediation Committee or any further process. This Bill has been approved and accepted by the National Assembly as it is. We urge 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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