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    "id": 674746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Emanikor",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. I rise to support this Bill, which gives the county legislative assemblies the freedom to discuss issues without fear. The Bill protects them from being sued as they discharge their duties. It provides them with the necessary immunity. This Bill empowers the Committee on Powers and Privileges of the county assemblies to deal with issues of breaching of privileges, disciplinary issues, and independence of the county assembly leaderships. There have been many cases in the county assemblies where MCA have either verbally or physically abused each other within the precincts of the county assemblies. Some have even abused their Speakers without much action being taken against them. I am happy that this Bill explains what “precincts” are; where Members are supposed to maintain honourable character that befits them. This includes committee halls even when you are outside the county. For instance, in case they go to Mombasa, the halls that are used for holding committee meetings by committees of parliament and county assemblies are precincts. In the case of Turkana County, where they even cross the border to Uganda for their committee meetings--- I am aware of a meeting of a committee of the Turkana County Assembly that was held in Moroto, Uganda, recently."
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