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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will speak briefly on this Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill. Anything that enables county assemblies to be more involved in development projects, whether they are directly undertaken by the counties or are national, there must be an entry point for county governments. This Bill seeks to seal that gap in respect of PPPs and it should with no doubt find support from this House. The only reason I am standing up to speak to this Bill is that there is a cocktail of legislation which needs to be synchronised. Those undertaking this work, particularly the county governments are confronted with several legislation which include; the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, the County Governments Act and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act. As you are aware, there are proposals for amendments to some of these Acts. So, this is not a straightforward amendment of the Public Private Partnerships Act. There was also the question of Government financial regulations which will come to play. Having listened to what the Deputy Senate Majority Leader has just said, it is without doubt that all these statutes, including regulations that relate to 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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