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    "id": 624305,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimaru",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Mutahi Kimaru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Report. I disagree with the recommendation of the Report. We need to extend the lifespan of the TA by bringing in the correct legislation. You realize that the TA in itself is the lifeline for devolution. The Authority gives breath to devolution. If we do away with TA, it is as good as saying that the process of midwifing devolution is dead. We have heard that the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee is comprised of people with vested interests. We have liked the way TA has operated in the past, despite time and resource constraint. I believe that the new Cabinet Secretary for Devolution, Hon. Kiunjuri, will facilitate them. Through the parliamentary budget cycle, we should provide enough funds so that the TA can perform its functions. As it has been mentioned in Section 15 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, the three-year period does not define the timeframe for TA but rather, it explains the time within which transfer of functions from the national Government to the county governments should occur. The other function that TA should have been able to prosecute is with regard to oversight. It should have been able to oversee funding and human resource that was being transferred to the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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