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    "content": "There are certain aspects of the Bill that are very important. For example, in Clause 6, it deals with coordination and liaising with the office of the Government Printer which is very important. It is to avoid any sort of duplication or contradiction between county and national publications. There will be need for coordination and liaison between the office of the Government Printer and the County Printer to ensure that there is no duplication in printing and publication of the documents. Clause 7 states that the County Gazette will not be for advertisement and commercial activities, such as selling of commodities and services. The Bill also introduces the element of an electronic version. That is important and quite commendable, considering that we are moving into an electronic age. People who have travelled outside the country can still follow whatever is happening. The only thing needed is due diligence to ensure that exactly what is in the printed version is the same in the electronic. Otherwise, we could find various complications coming as a result of any discrepancies. The work that this County Printer will do will be very critical. I have said that the CPSB would have to do very serious vetting of the individual who will be put in charge of all these things, including advising the county executive and the assembly on matters pertaining to printing and publication of their documents. That requires very good liaison and communication skills between this person and the county leadership. He or she should be able to enter partnerships and collaborations with the public sector and that means quite a lot of responsibility. This is a straightforward Bill and one of those we are cascading that had not envisaged what devolution was going to be all about. It attempts, again to devolve services, responsibilities and work stations that were put at a national level while forgetting to put them at the county level. When we come to the Committee Stage, we will probably suggest some of the amendments to strengthen the Bill. We will ensure that there is no level of contradiction; that whatever is happening at the national level is safely devolved into the county level; from the Government Printer to the County Printer. Thank you. I support."
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