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    "id": 604328,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/604328/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "The contentious issues have been where there have been proposals for changing the county headquarters. In some counties, there have been serious issues and there have been attempts to shift the county headquarters, especially where governors feel that they need to move the headquarters to areas where they have more votes. Therefore, the assembly tends to intervene. The Transition Authority did not complete this exercise. Therefore, we need to have a legal framework so that, in the event any county wishes to change its headquarters, there has to be a process where the people can participate, the county assembly is part of it and the Executive Committee is also involved. Most importantly, the National Assembly and the Senate, which supervises the activities of the counties, should be involved. We need to have a proper law. We should also enforce the Urban Areas and Cities Act which can be very useful in guiding the process, so that we do not have this matter going to courts and causing confusion in the counties. This wastes time and distracts the Executive and the county assemblies from concentrating on development in the counties."
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