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    "content": "to communicate something that people can understand in mother tongue. Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule states that:- “For purposes of paragraph (1), the responsible authority shall establish mechanism to enable the widest reach which may include- (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology centres; (c) websites; (d) community radio stations; (e) public meetings; and (f) traditional media. There is no reason why the Kenya Government today should not issue 47 licences to community radio stations run by county governments, not for commercial purposes but for purposes of communicating in the language that a person in a certain village understands. We Senators and other leaders can use those platforms to explain some of the things in these Bills that are extremely difficult to understand. I have said I will not be surprised if people blow horns when they want to call people for a meeting. That is what we mean in Paragraph 4 under the Schedule. Under Paragraph 6 in the Schedule, when you have public participation, there must be consultation. We in the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights have amended that because we do not want consultation. In the case of the Kericho impeachment case, the governor had entered into a Kshs5.2 billion project with an international donor. They went for the meeting, they had a launch and they took pictures and left. The question was whether the public was consulted. They wrote minutes and said that was consultations. We want to move away from consultation because public participation is not consultation. How do you collect your views, when do you collect your views, how long do you collect your views and up to what level do you do that are questions answered in the Bill. If you can recall, there was a dispute just before the presidential election, when the IEBC awarded a tender to this famous company called Al Ghurair . The question was; did they conduct public participation in awarding a tender directly to this company? Was the information – that this was the best company to print ballot papers – in the public domain? That is why the drafter, in his wisdom, came up with this Bill. This gentleman is very wise, having been an Attorney-General. We have specified the various units and the person who will be responsible for public participation. In Parliament, it will be the relevant Committees in each House while in the Judiciary, it will be the Chief Justice. In independent commissions or offices, boards, authorities or any other public body, the respective secretaries or chief executive officers of the public body. In Government Ministries, it will be the Cabinet Secretaries, while in the County Assemblies, it will be the County Assembly Committees responsible 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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