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    "id": 826798,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "I have noticed that we may have to do a little bit of fine-tuning at the Committee Stage on some of the issues. The issue of deputy speakers in the county assemblies has been regularised in the law, the way a deputy speaker is regularised in the National Assembly and in Senate. You will also notice that the panel of speakers is very important in that it helps run the assembly whenever the substantive speaker and the deputy speaker are not available. The rest, the panel and the chairpersons are able to handle very effectively and competently. Therefore, a similar scenario has now been put to the counties. Also, Article 96 and the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution are clear on the roles of Senate and devolution and what functions are devolved to the counties. I believe that sometimes the Fourth schedule has not been followed. A matter which touches on the counties must be sent to the Senate because it is a devolved matter. Similarly, all the laws passed by Senate just like these amendments also come to the National Assembly for concurrence. It is important that we are clear on devolution levels such that the counties do their duties and the national government does its duty. That is why there is Division of Revenue Bill. That is why we have a certain revenue serving in the counties. A lot of times, we have got to chip in because all of us are serving Kenyans. We are serving our constituents and constituencies are in counties. The role of a governor is specific but a Member of Parliament can also chip in if there is an emergency. One time after public participation, we realised that a very important nursery school had been left out in Wote Town and my team of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) refurbished it so that the children could be safe. We look forward to make further amendments at the Committee Stage. Thank you."
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