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    "id": 659052,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will try to be fast. The idea of a conference was mooted in Mombasa in the first year of devolution. The Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) were there and said that it will be a good idea for them to meet with the Senate. It could have happened earlier but it is good that it is happening now. It gives us a chance to stock-take and a possibility of having direct links with the counties to discuss the various matters that we have talked about. We need to zero down to the County Governments Act, 2012 and the fact that Senators should be entrenched within the counties. Facilities should be made within the county governments so that we can keep in touch and link up constantly. We also need to introduce a Speaker’s Hour, just like we have the provisions of Statements within our Standing Orders. We need a clear forum for Senators to update us on what is happening in their counties, for example, the number of Bills that have been published and the various problems within the counties. We could also have liaison officers at the county level so that we can keep in touch with the counties at all times and get consistent feedback. Our presence, as we have said, cannot be felt at the national and the county level as we would like it to be, because we are spending the same time in different places. As we plan for the conference, we should have a clear output. The planners of this conference should have clear, tangible and measurable outputs, so that at the end of it, we can measure the specific goals that we have attained. We should also have a session for specific roles for the Senate vis-a-vis the other leadership. We should have a form of civic education to inform and educate the various key devolution players on our roles, which are not clear. I support."
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