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    "id": 603432,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603432/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1909,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "On the role of the Commission on Administrative Justice also known as the Office of the Ombudsman, perhaps, we also need to strengthen them under Clause 14 so that they can have an investigative role. Let them inquire why information is denied if that is necessary. In Clause 22, you have provided that an application for information can be made orally. You can improve that by saying that whenever an officer receives such an oral application for information, he reduces that into writing so that a record can be kept of that particular application. Otherwise, if it just oral and there is no record, one can always deny that such information was provided and people can claim that they have sought information while they have not. So, let it be reduced to information. I note that there could be a bit of overlap between the provisions in this Bill and those of the Freedom of Information Act of 2012. Perhaps, you can also explain how you are going to ensure that we do not have two bits of a law. A Member has also pointed out what the effect of this law on existing laws will be. Which is to be given preference? To me, this is a good law. I also suffered the same fate that the Mover seemed to have suffered. I have tried to get a copy of the budget of my county and it has become extremely difficult for that to be done. You can hardly get it. When you get it, it is in bits. You are told that: “No. We are not following this. There are supplementary budgets.” You do not get a copy when you ask for it. It is important that it becomes mandatory that those important documents are accessible to Kenyans. I support."
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