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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just sought clarification. Now I am making my point. I come out to oppose this Report for a simple reason that I do not see the Committee as being sincere. On the first instance, they noted that legally, it was proper that it comes under the Parliamentary Service Act and they advised the Senate as such. The Senate goes ahead to act as advised, but again, they make a legal or technical error. They do not comply with the requirement. I do not see why the same Committee cannot sit with the Senate Committee and tell them that, once again, you have not got it right. You have got it in the right Act, but you have not complied with other requirements. If it was in good faith, that is how it would have gone, but to wait and then come and completely negate the whole regulation while initially they were in the mood of consultation, I find that not acceptable. Therefore, I see a bit of malice in what the Committee is doing. I would have sought the Committee to go for more consultation because of the nature and importance of these regulations. It is about devolution. We know devolution is the most important factor in our new Constitution. We know how we are struggling with devolution. We have problems at the counties and we have to strengthen oversight. Therefore, I expected the Committee to play more of a guiding role than making the whole regulation fall. The Senate needs to be given the capacity to oversee the counties. In this House, we have come up with many Bills after realising that counties have been operating in a legal vacuum. Just yesterday, we were debating the County Assembly Services Bill. Just before we went to recess, we had a Bill on the privileges of county assemblies. All these indicate that we need to look at the whole process of devolution. We need to look at the whole process of guiding the operations of counties. Therefore, the Senate, according to the Constitution, has the mandate to look at the issues affecting counties and should be supported. Therefore, I reject this Report merely on the fact that I did not see goodwill on the part of the Committee. With those remarks, I oppose the Report."
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