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    "id": 7148,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 185,
        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security with regard to a matter that has been in the public domain – the appointment of county commissioners. I wish the Minister to clarify the following in his Statement:- (i) why the Ministry has opted to use a shot-cut to try and appoint County Commissioners without bringing a relevant law to the House; (ii) whether the appointment of the proposed County Commissioners conforms to the requirements of the constitutional transitional provisions under Section 17 of the Sixth Schedule, where it is indicated that the restructuring of the Provincial Administration is supposed to respect the devolved system of Government; (iii) whether he can also confirm that the proposed County Commissioners will not water down the powers of the incoming County Governors; (iv) whether he can confirm that in the event of conflict between the decisions by the County Commissioners and the County Governors, the decision by the County Governor shall take precedence; (v) what qualifications County Commissioners are going to have; and, (vi) whether and when he will bring the relevant law to avoid unilateral decisions by the Ministry taking such an important constitutional step as far as the devolved governments and the Central Government relationship is concerned."
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