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    "id": 805122,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/805122/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First of all I want to lend my weight on the Office of the Attorney County Bill (Senate Bills No.3 of 2018), because I am a strong believer in devolution. People have not appreciated that there are two levels of government-the national and the county. All the activities that are rendered by the national Government are a mirror of what is being done at the county governments. The institution of the Attorney- General in this Republic has been there since Independence to date. The institution of the County Attorney that we are trying to create today will only be an institution for the last few months if we pass this Bill. There is, therefore, a tremendous need for capacity building to enable the County Attorney to perform services which are equivalent to what the Attorney- General does at the national Government. I thank the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for seeing it fit that one of the major functions of the County Attorney will be one of advising the governor on various issues as enumerated in Clause 6 (a), (b) and (d) of this Bill. It says- “The County Attorney- (a) Is the principal legal advisor to the county executive committee; (b) shall attend meetings of the county executive Committee as an"
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