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    "id": 833712,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill says an MCA to present the petition before the county assembly on behalf of the petitioners. However, an MCA cannot present a petition on his own behalf. This is very important because the MCAs represent their constituents. They do not represent themselves. Constituents have many issues that they want MCA to address. For example, the issues of good roads, infrastructure, water, hospitals and so on. Therefore, if constituents want to petition their county assembly, they can do so through their MCA who will do so on their behalf. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very clear that the petition will not just be given on the corridors of a county assembly. There is a clear procedure on how the petition should be presented to the county assembly. It must be in a written form. There should be a register indicating the date when it was presented. The subject matter must be clear and it should not be ambiguous. This is a good procedure because it will ensure that the petition is ISO compliant. Anyone seeking to find out what exactly happened with any petition, can access the records because it will be in the public domain. Feedback is very important in this age of technology. The constituents are happy when they are given a timeframe within which they will get feedback. We owe our constituents a feedback. If they have an issue, they come to us or go to their MCAs. If they do not get a feedback, they will be demoralised. There is need for them to get the feedback because power belongs to them. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for us, as the Senate, to ensure petitions presented to county assemblies will see the light at the end of the day. Our people have issues, but they do not know how to present them. If there is a clear procedure, that will be a plus to the county assemblies. The MCAs meet directly with their constituents. They know the needs of their people in their wards. For example, they know which people need employment opportunities, schools, dispensaries, factories, water and on. I commend Sen. Pareno for bringing this Bill before this House. I support this Bill and pray that it will see the light of day."
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