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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the CIDP is an important document. On the issue of public participation, I found out in my county last week that when the counties came into place, public participation was done at 6.00 p.m. in the evening. People were being lobbied to come and sit in that particular meeting. They were even calling me saying that they were told to pass some decisions and yet they do not know the benefits. Honestly, we are being taken for a ride and are being taken for granted as Senators and also as members of the public. I know this Bill is addressing many issues, especially on regulations and guidelines. Therefore, I hope that when it comes to guidelines and regulations, they will have to be scrutinized because if we leave it to the county governments they will come up with regulations to suit their interests. We, as Senate, must know how the regulations will be developed as this would help us know how the legislation is going to be operationalized. If we do not follow up as a Senate, then we are doing an exercise in futility. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, this Bill is timely and will address the concerns of this House that we have been crying for over the years. It will solve problems of members of the public who do not know their rights. I must comment Sen. Wako for coming up with this Bill. When we had the public hearing on this Bill, the Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC) was also coming up with similar legislation. However, we told them that since we have already started, we cannot wait for them to come up with their legislation. I hope that it will not contradict what we have before this House. If anything, this particular legislation falls within the mandate of the Senate. Therefore, they should have listened to us as a legal committee of the Senate; once we make a decision on this legislation, it is final. If they are not careful, it will be shot down the same way as Sen. Sang’s Bill, the current Governor for Nandi, which was thrown out the window in the courts. I support this Bill. We hope it will assist our counties and solve most of the problems that are faced by the counties. I thank you."
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