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    "id": 634977,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/634977/?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": "Madam Temporary Speaker, may I take this opportunity to thank the Members of this House who have made valuable contributions to this Bill. As a Committee we have taken note of the number of contributions and comments made. Many suggestions have been made to improve this Bill. At the time of moving this Bill, I said that this seeks to enhance the capacity of county assemblies to carry out their responsibilities. The core mandate of every county assembly is legislation. Part of that mandate includes subsidiary legislation. These are delegated powers by the Constitution and the County Governments Act. The sole mandate of making legislation including the subsidiary ones lies with the county assemblies. That is why this Bill is very important because it ensures that the delegated responsibility by the county assembly to the county executive remains checked. Subsidiary legislation derived from the statutory instrument making authority can still find its way to the county assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we speak right now, county assemblies have had challenges in terms of procedure and their capacity to handle subsidiary legislation. This Bill provides an elaborate procedure and framework for the county assemblies to ensure that they are able to take charge of their responsibility of legislation. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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