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    "id": 863464,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/863464/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso North, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Oku Kaunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13488,
        "legal_name": "Edward Oku Kaunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Assumption of Office of the County Governor Bill (Senate Bill No.1 of 2018). As our Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security has indicated, this Bill is meant to provide for a procedure for the assumption of office of the governor and provide for the ceremonies surrounding it. The Bill is timely and takes cue from the assumption of office of the President which is in the Constitution. There were gaps in terms of the assumption of office of the governor and this is the main reason why the Bill was brought. We have proposed those amendments already mentioned by the Chair of the Committee. We believe this should make the process smooth. We should have a smooth process in which the governor takes over when elected. There are gaps that have been filled by this process. For example, the Bill limits or specifies the time that is required for assumption. Previously, it was open. It could take so long. Secondly, it also limits the reporting. When the governor takes over, there is always that accountability process from the previous government or governor to the current one. There are provisions that provide for a report to be submitted within a specified time. I beg to second."
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