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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. First, I want to join my colleagues in all that they have said in the last hour or two in support of this Motion, which I also support. What appears necessary at this point in time is to undertake a critique or an audit on the extent to which county governments across the board have been able to realize Article 174 of the Constitution that articulates objects of devolution. I read, re-read and re-emphasize Article 174 because if county governments decided to initiate their programmes to respond to Article 174 of the Constitution, a myriad of the problems that we face today in terms of whether or not devolution is working would not be an issue in the public domain. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the reasons devolution is said to be working might have been articulated, but reasonable as they might be, it is an extreme travesty to the spirit and letter of devolution. Some may say that devolution is working because the governor has drilled a few boreholes or put up a few cabro roads. We have trivialized what devolution was supposed to do. The first object of devolution is to promote democratic and accountable exercise of power. Reflect upon it and show me one county government that has built or is attempting to build a genuine model of democracy. The county assemblies are inept; some are an extension and rubberstamps to the executives. Hardly any of them are 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"
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