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    "id": 640773,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity. This is a Bill that I had moved already. I will continue with the remaining provisions. I may not utilize all the 51 minutes because I know many hon. Senators, including Senior Counsel, Sen. Wako and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. want to make their contributions to this important Bill. Therefore, I will take half of that time or less, so that they can also have a chance to also contribute and enrich it. As I said last time while moving this Bill, it came about not just as a result of my personal observations, but I had the benefit of serving in the task force on devolved government that came up with the parent County Governments Act. From practice, there are things that we have overlooked. Some of them were straight forward. I do not think that anyone has a problem with the recognition of the office of the deputy speaker in law or recognition of the deputy governors in law. The courts pointed out during Governor Wambora’s impeachment that it needs to be made clear in the law that the removal of a deputy governor also applies the same procedure as that of a governor as well as the removal from office of the deputy speaker. They also said there is need to recognize and anchor the deputy speaker’s position in law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is critical in this Bill is the functioning of the office of the deputy governor. In an attempt to make a case for this office, there are many people who say that a deputy governor is just an appendix of the governor and that he or she must serve at the will and wish of the governor. In speaking from a practical application of this law in this country, the deputy governor’s position, in my opinion, is very important. It is not only important because someone has been elected, but because that person plays a critical role in ensuring that governors are elected. You will find that in most of the counties, the deputy governor comes from one political party as the governor. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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