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    "id": 604353,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the mediated version of the Bill. I thank the Committee for coming up with a resolution that, on the face of it, is going to sort out many of the problems our counties have encountered while in the process of ensuring that they shape up and meet the constitutional requirements. One of the important aspects I have noted is the fact that the mediated version of the Bill demands public participation. The county assemblies must undertake public participation so that whenever residents of a county agree on the headquarters of a county, the county assemblies must ensure implementation by the governor. It would be a setback if it is only governors who were left to decide where to take county headquarters. We know of situations where governors have resisted taking county headquarters to where members of the county have agreed. I would ask the county assemblies to also ensure that they stick to their mandate under the law to ensure that the counties function and that county headquarters are designated as per the law. We shall be able to realise the growth that devolution is expected to give the counties through settlement in the county headquarters. Hon. Speaker, with those remarks, I support the mediated version of the Bill."
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