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    "id": 812097,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for according me this opportunity to make my contribution on this important Bill on public participation. The importance of public participation is well highlighted in this particular Bill and I do not want to repeat. However, the greatest challenge comes in the process of implementation and evaluation of the processes and so forth. I would like to say something, though it was touched on by Sen. Halake, on Clause 5(1) which states that- “The entities specified under subsection (2) shall in the carrying out of its mandate under this Act, develop guidelines for the conduct of public participation.” Many authorities have been mentioned including Parliament and the Judiciary but I did not get well the specific department that will develop particular guidelines and take the responsibility of formulating or coming up with policies, do research and establish gaps. My suggestion is that when we look at county governments, for example, to make this particular activity important, there should be a well-established department within the mandate of a particular County Executive Committee (CEC) member in the county that is fully responsible for carrying out the public participation process and the department should have personnel with specific qualifications on the issues concerning public participation. This department should have specified personnel with communication skills, effective research and analysis techniques to monitor, report back and take the responsibility for the success of the public participation. Otherwise, anybody can be asked within any Government agency to conduct public participation. What is happening in our counties is that we pick on anybody. It should be so structured that when we have 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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