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    "id": 829051,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "The issues happening at the county assemblies are now becoming matters of national security. National security is a national function. National functions are handled by this House. The reason why we sometimes discuss issues of referendum, as someone has said, is because when we see those kinds of problems on the ground, we feel that maybe we made a mistake in coming up with the county assemblies, the Senate and some offices that are of no need to the country. Hon. Speaker, I want you to look at this matter critically and if possible, discuss it with your counterpart on the other side. Members of this House have shown great concern because they discuss matters of concern to the people. The Senate is not doing the work that it is meant to do. You will see them discussing the Ruaraka Land Report and issues that have been canvassed in this House. You will see them discussing a health issue that is of no concern to them. If this matter is not addressed efficiently, it might get out of hand and become a problem. Nowadays, Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) use the title “Honourable Member”, which is meant to be only for Members of Parliament. When I go to the village, I have to call my MCA an hon. Member. If I do not do that, he takes offence. He asks why I am not calling him mheshimiwa . A mheshimiwa who fights in the Chamber? We have to take that title away from them until they reform. The county assemblies are supposed to be the custodians of the monies that are sent to the grassroots through devolution. They cannot even agree on a small matter of when to adjourn the House, like I saw in Kisumu yesterday. In Homa Bay County, where my Party Chairman and Leader of the Minority Party comes from, they have been quarrelling and fighting for the last one year. As a party, we are unable to know what the problem is. They stole the Mace. The Mace of Homa Bay County Assembly cannot be found. We are still looking for it. This is a very serious matter. This is an indictment on the Senate. If they cannot handle matters of concern to the counties, they do not need to be there. Look at the stealing, corruption and mess that is happening in the counties yet the Senate is in place. They are just quiet and doing nothing about it. This is a very serious matter. I leave it there so that you can give an opportunity to one or two more people. 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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