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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Of course, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is provided for in law. He is not under threat. I want to assure the Deputy Speaker that, unless another Bill comes to the House, you are safe for now. It clarifies how we can establish, in law, the office of the deputy speaker in a county assembly. Nearly all the 47 deputy speakers were in my office. They are waiting for this Bill to be enacted so that they can have their position anchored in law. This law will clarify on the process for removal of a speaker of a county assembly. You have seen there are very many people who have either been removed or are in the process of being removed at the county assemblies. This law will give the process and procedure on how a speaker of a county assembly can be removed. If you are from Nyandarua County, Homa Bay County, Migori County, Nairobi County and many others, I am sure you will have interest. It is because this is a very important piece of legislation that will set the record straight. Also, this law will also ensure clarity as regards powers of the governors to appoint and dismiss county executive committee members. As of now, there is no procedure. This law is very important. This law from the Senate provides for the legal framework for assumption of office of a governor by the deputy governor and the appointment of a new deputy governor. What happens if the governor dies? How do you appoint a deputy governor to take over? There is the framework for the assuming of office of a governor by a deputy governor. This law is very important. I am sure Members will read one by one. The last thing this law will do is to ensure the independence, professionalism, transparency and promotion of equity in the functioning of county public service boards (CPSBs). The current members of CPSBs are people who work at the whims of governors. So, we want to use this law to get a more professional, transparent, independent and a procedure of equity on how the various CPSBs function. Those are the six highlights of this Bill. Having said that, if Members have this piece of the Bill, let me go clause by clause – while highlighting what it says. As I said, this Bill was read the First Time in this House on 19th April 2018. I now seek to highlight the proposed amendments contained in this Bill. If you look at the amendment contained in Clause 2 of the Bill, it seeks to amend Section 4(2) of the County Governments Act, 2012 to provide for the obligation of the County Executive The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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