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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to disclose from the beginning that I seconded this Bill during the last Session. I want to support Sen. Murkomen by asserting that sometimes it feels as if some of the work we do is not appreciated. In fact, when we passed this Bill, county assemblies like Makueni, for example, had no framework for petitions and methods of how people could approach county assemblies. This is because Makueni, at the time, had a problem. Therefore, this was a platform for ordinary citizens everywhere in the country to find a method to petition county assemblies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of the reason why the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights – where I and Sen. Murkomen were members –drafted this Bill at the time was because we were receiving so many petitions from MCAs. They told us that their voters and the people who were elected were all complaining. We had become a cry House where everybody seemed to be complaining. We were, therefore, providing a platform for them to approach the assemblies and make it possible for them to articulate their issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these petitions are also a method of making sure that there is oversight. I do not know whether Sen. Cherargei is here today, but many of you might not be aware that when Sen. Cherargei was in the Nandi County Assembly, he filed a petition together with Governor Sang. I do not know why they do not agree today. They came to the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights with a very good petition on accountability in terms of finance for the Nandi county Government. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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