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    "id": 812101,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I know that this is a Bill that has been proposed by one of my Committee Members on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I wish to congratulate the Attorney General Emeritus, the great Senator for Busia County, Sen. Amos Wako. This Bill is very important because the greatest gift that the Constitution has given to this country is public participation. In the spirit of Article 10 of the Constitution, on national values and principles of good governance, it is very important to note that public participation and exercise of democratic principles within any governance institutions or private organisations has been given a breath of life by the Public Participation Bill, 2018. Kenyans should know from now onwards that public participation is not a privilege but a constitutional right and it should not be given like medicine or measured. In future, public participation should be a basic right for any citizen in this country because this is one of the gains of this Constitution. I have seen many counties conducting public participation as if it is an afterthought or any other business but when this Bill is enacted into law, it will assist the citizens to have a right of recourse whenever they are engaging both the public and private institutions concerning matters that are of public interest. I agree and thank the mover, Sen. Wako, and also tell him that as a Committee, we are proudly associated with this Bill for we know that it will change the way we do things in this country. The demonstrations in Turkana over the issue of oil arose because people felt that they were never involved. They want to know how the oil is going to 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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