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    "id": 798769,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion by Sen. Petronila Were for having clearly drawn the inspiration from Article 10 on the national values and principles of governance, Article 47 on the Fair Administrative Act and Article 232 on Values and Principles of Public Service. It is quite clear for every one of us that what happens at the county level leaves a lot to be desired. As already alluded to, the social media has taken over the driver’s seat of what is happening. Some of the information being peddled in social media may be either true or false. Therefore, an individual is totally left in a state of flux because they do not know what is happening. When we devolve these services, it is perfectly within the mandate of devolution. According to Article 174 of our Constitution, the values and objects of devolution as captured in (a) to (i) are quite clear to us. This is one service that must be devolved so that services can reach the people. I am also informed and aware that the things that are going on at the county level are very repugnant. There is an entrenchment of ethnicity, clanism and malpractices which are not conducive to good governance in accordance with Chapter 10 of our Constitution. Therefore, we need to curb all these elements for us to continue to access 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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