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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wanjira",
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        "legal_name": "Jane Agnes Wanjira Machira",
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    "content": "the Ministry of Health, so that they can inform policy. When we talk about women who die from unsafe abortions, we want to see those statistics transmitted to the Ministry of Health to inform policy. The other issue which is very critical and very interlinked is the issue of climate change. The Ministry of Devolution and Planning has other roles to play and not just to provide relief food. There has to be proper planning as we integrate Vision 2030 and the African Agenda 2063 for the 50 years of transformation that was adopted by African countries as we integrate and localise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The role of this Ministry has to be felt and has to be on the forefront in advancing that agenda. In our constituencies, and I will use mine, Gilgil Constituency, as an example, the devastating effects of drought are being felt every day. Children are missing school, there is no water and rivers have dried up. I think our planning as a country on environmental conservation and making sure that people understand exactly what climate change is has to be done better. This Ministry is also going to be involved. It hosts what we call the Presidential Delivery Unit. I hope that information will be transmitted to Kenyans in a palatable form so that people can understand what is happening in their constituencies. We hope that the tough-talking Nelson Marwa will bring in the professionalism that he has exhibited as a long serving administrator, coupled with diplomacy because he will be dealing with diplomacy. We must reduce the friction that has been witnessed in the previous terms between county governments and the national Government. If you read the Constitution, Article187 to Article 189 talks about co-operation. Even if they are distinct, the two levels of Government have no choice, but to be interdependent. They have to work together. I have not interacted with Mr. Marwa, but we have seen his work before. We hope he will bring some diplomacy and make the working relationship smooth. There is no person who belongs in the county or in the national Government. We are dealing with the same catchment areas. There has to be congruence in the convergence of the two levels of Government, so that we can deal and get service delivery. With those few remarks, I support the Motion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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