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    "speaker_name": "Laikipia CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Catherine Waruguru",
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this moment to contribute. I will be very brief. We are very anxious about the upcoming report from the Departmental Committee on Lands in regard to the Ruaraka land scandal. However, I must say a good job has been done by the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I must commend them for remaining very firm and not allowing themselves to be swindled by the Senate. It must be very clear that there must be guidelines. In my case as a woman representative, there is a committee which sits and decides the purpose intended for the monies allocated to Laikipia for the National Government Affirmative Action Fund. In this case the Senators need to give us regulations and tell us who are going to manage this money and what this money is meant for because they do not have an agenda which is based on the Constitution in regard to implementation. This is because the role of oversight is clearly bestowed on the county assemblies. We have very vibrant public investments committees and public accounts committees in the county assemblies. It would only mean this would be duplication. I must share my frustration as a member of the Departmental Committee on Lands. Anytime we want to do an inquiry or investigation, by the time we are calling the Principal Secretaries and the Cabinet Secretaries, they are already dashing to some committees in the Senate. Therefore, the duplication of roles between committees in the National Assembly and committees in the Senate must be clearly defined. What is the role of a senator? What is this Bill or policy that they can pass which does not necessarily need the National Assembly? We have usually been kind enough to pass the revenue bill for the counties. So, in this case, I must say the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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