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    "id": 640830,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 506,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill especially because of the provisions concerning the appointment of a deputy speaker at the county assembly. In the previous arrangements in the county assemblies, there has not been a deputy speaker in the House. Therefore, there is the risk of creating a vacuum in the House incase, for some reason, the Speaker vacates office or is removed. This amendment serves to fill in that gap. There should be a deputy speaker elected from the members of the county assemblies. This will form a link between the House which has elected Members and the speaker who is not an elected Member of the House. All counties in the country do not have a deputy speaker. We have seen the inherent risks of having a House without a deputy speaker in case of removal of the sitting speaker. This amendment is appropriate and I support it subject to specifying the qualifications the deputy speaker should have and, as mentioned by my colleagues, the mode of removal of the deputy speaker when necessary. Regarding the issue of the deputy governor, the mode in which the deputy governor is elected into office is perhaps the reason we have challenges with the office. We are aware of a signed agreement between the governor and his running mate, which is purely a gentleman’s agreement between the two of them. The agreement that they reach together has got far-reaching implications in terms of how they will run the office. I suggest that the agreement be signed by both parties that are running for election. The agreement between the governors and deputy governors should be the same throughout the country. The most important thing that should be included is that the signed agreement should form part of the oath and affirmation of taking office by the two parties. I also suggest that to have a long-lasting relationship between the speaker and his deputy, there should be facilitation for the office of the deputy from the start. A statement should be included in the agreement such that the facilitation happens at the beginning. There should be no change of this facilitation because this has been used to demean the office of the deputy governor. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the deputy governor should have an appropriate office space during the entire term of their office. The deputy governor’s office should be assigned the right facilities like vehicles at the assumption of office. There should be a vote head for deputy governors to run their offices. We know that most of the resources that are in the offices of the deputy governors have been interfered with. I suggest that a clause be put to facilitate this at the beginning of the term of deputy governor. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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