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    "id": 624285,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. At the outset, I oppose this Report. Like previous speakers have said, this Report is misleading. The issue of three years applies to the transfer of functions from the national Government to the county governments. It does not really directly refer to the life or the extension of the life of the Transition Authority. This is the first Government which was elected and works under the new Constitution. We cannot be unjust to ignore the difficulties that we have gone through as a nation, including financing and setting up of institutions, and we just criminalise those institutions for not completing their work. This is not the first institution to ask for extension of time, so that it can finish its prescribed activities. As I stand here, this House is one of the institutions of this country that has asked for an extension of time to finish up its work and it was granted. The other issue of concern to me and many Members is on the transfer of the services of the TA to the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee. That can actually put this county into disarray. The best environment for the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee to function is a situation whereby the roles and responsibilities of the national Government and those of the county governments are clearly spelt out. In the absence of that, if we actually kill TA, we shall be killing the only neutral arbiter who can come in, in case of any dispute. That is why I oppose this Report. It will also be unfortunate for this House and for Hon. Members to contribute to this Motion and just simply say that those people must wind up. It is not as easy as that. It is also unfair to invoke names of individuals. I believe that institutions are bigger than individuals. So, the bare mention of somebody like Kinuthia Wamwangi, who is the Chairman of TA---"
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