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    "id": 626401,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, the Committee would not oppose that particular amendment, but will seek to further amend it, so that instead of having the word “shall” we have the word “may” to read “The headquarters of the Service shall be in the capital city, but the Service may establish branches in every county in Kenya to ensure reasonable access to its services.” Hon. Chairlady, you know that in this country, because of the resources that we have in the justice system, it may not be possible at this particular point in time to establish all the branches at the same time. Using the word “may” allows us to progressively establish branches in the counties. The word “may” is ideal. If the Member insists on the word “shall”, the Committee will be forced to oppose the particular amendment because this is a new body with no sufficient resources. An amendment requiring commitment for establishment of branches across all the counties will need to go to the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the purposes of finding out whether the resources are available. If the Member is minded to use the word “may”, we would be okay."
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