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    "id": 622394,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/622394/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 907,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Chairperson. With regard to the point raised by Sen. (Dr.) Machage, I want to mention that it is really the advice we got from our drafting team in terms of proper practice of drafting; that it was important for us to indicate that for the avoidance of doubt, the status of the County Attorney shall be the same rank as that of the member of the CEC. That is drafting practice. Madam Chairperson, with regard to the issue raised by Sen. Ong’era, you will realize that the procedure for appointment, the Constitution indicates that there shall be CEC members but the details of how they are appointed and the approval process is detailed within the County Governments Act. The County Governments Act will enjoy the same status as the office of the County Attorney Bill, once it becomes an Act of Parliament. Therefore, since this position was not captured within the County Government Act, we are providing a new Act, the procedure for appointment and that does not disagree with the Constitution because if you look at the Constitution, it has not expressly prohibited the creation. Madam Chairperson, in fact, it has given the national Parliament the powers to create an office and we have done that by creating the office of the County Attorney. If you look at the qualification of the County Attorney, the mandate given to this office and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}