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    "id": 805039,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I thank the people behind the thought of coming up with the Office of the County Attorney Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2018). I also thank the Committee for the considerations they have had on this very important Bill. I also acknowledge that the coming up of this Bill is a step towards full realisation of devolution. This is because, when we passed the Constitution of 2010, our intention was to have two governments in one country. Since the national Government has the Office of the Attorney-General that advises the Executive, it is also good that we empower our governors with a fully-fledged Office of the County Attorney that can render advice to our governors. We have had a number of challenges in the past in terms of Bills that had been generated by our county assemblies. I have no doubt that once each county government has a fully-fledged Office of the County Attorney, we will see good quality of Bills from our county assemblies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill with some reservations. This is because, if you look at the qualification of the Attorney-General that serves our country, he is somebody with enormous experience. He enjoys a lot of respect within the legal profession. I have my reservations as to what level of experience we need for somebody who should occupy the Office of the County Attorney. I have looked at Clause 5 and we have put an experience of seven years. If you read Article 156 of the Constitution, the Office of the Attorney-General of the country is occupied by somebody who is qualified to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. I propose that the least qualification that we should take for this very important office is to, at least, pick somebody who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kenya. If you look at the kind of responsibilities that we have placed in this office, it requires somebody who is an all-round and well experienced Attorney. He should be somebody who will be able to advise the governor on what kind of contracts he or she 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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