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    "id": 647054,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 366,
        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.33 of 2014), laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 30th March, 2016. I will not go through the entire Report because of brevity of time. The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.33 of 2014) originated from the National Assembly. When it came before this August House, we noticed that the many Bills that were contained in that Bill touched on devolved functions, yet the National Assembly had not taken into account that fact. They included Bills such as The Agricultural Fisheries and Food Authority Act, The Livestock Research Act, The County Governments Act, The Urban Areas and Cities Act and The Land Adjudication Act. If you may recall, I stood on the Floor of this House and informed the House not to take that Bill casually. Every Committee was supposed to look at and examine those Bills and come up with recommendations on how the county governments’ interests can be taken care of in those Bills and many amendments were made. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in fact, I am pleased to inform you that all the amendments that the Senate proposed to take into account the devolved functions and interests of the county governments, particularly of the various boards established under those Acts were accepted by the National Assembly. Therefore, the National Assembly can agree with our amendments. The only amendment that we proposed and was not accepted by the National Assembly was the one relating to Transition Authority (TA). We had proposed that where the county government meets the criteria for the transfer of functions, the TA shall propose the programme to support and strengthen the capacity of that county government, which would be implemented by the National Assembly in consultation with the county government. That is the only amendment that was declined by the National Assembly, hence the need to appoint a mediation committee whose membership is listed in the Report. I do not have to read that out. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}