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    "id": 811978,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. I rise to support and give my thoughts on this extremely well thought out Bill by Sen. Wako. This Bill is about a very important and integral part of our democracy that we continue to ignore each and every day. This is done under the pretext that the people we lead are not educated, or they do not have the capacity to understand some of the things that we do, as leaders. We do this without realising that this is a grave violation of the provisions of Article 10 of our Constitution, where public participation is one of the national values. The drafters of our Constitution envisioned this value and put it there so strongly for us to remember and think through, every time we get an opportunity to engage with the people we represent and who have placed the duty of leadership in our hands. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill is extremely timely, especially during this second cycle of devolution. County governments are beginning to come face to face with the stark realities of the difficulties and challenges when trying to execute projects considered to be for public good, but without considering and going out to seek information from the very people that they are going to lead and give the projects to. Mr. Speaker, Sir, under the guiding principles that have been thought out by Sen. Wako, Clause 4(d) caught my attention and it is something that I have thought through keenly. One of the guiding principles and assurances you have to give to members of the public, upon the enactment and signing into law of this Bill, is the fact that their views have been taken into consideration and that they inform the final decision that has been made. I have seen this being done by many government agencies, where they start with the end already in mind and they do not intend to take the views of the public into consideration. 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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