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    "id": 863480,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM–K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "I want to assure Hon. Kioni that the issues which he raised when he was making his contribution have been adequately provided for in this Bill. When you look at Clause 5 of this Bill, Hon. Kioni and other Members, it is clearly stated who will sit in the Assumption of Office of the County Governor Committee which will be set up. There is a Committee which has been set up in law now. When you look at the composition of this committee in terms of membership, the County Secretary is the first one because he or she is a civil servant. He or she is not supposed to play any politics. Being a neutral person, he is supposed to oversee that transition in case a governor loses an election. The second one is the officer in charge of legal matters in the county. This is the person who advises the county in legal matters. There is also the Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to county public service, the Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to information and communication and the Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to finance. Then there is the Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to culture and social services and county commissioner from the national Government. We are now bringing the national Government into the old arrangement so that it is represented. Then we have a representative of the National Intelligence Service which is critical and a representative of the National Police Service. The clerk of the county assembly another important arm of the county government is also represented. Then there is a representative from the Judiciary and two persons: one man and one woman nominated by the governor-elect. So, we will have two people who the governor- elect will appoint, a man and a woman, to make sure as the committee sits, particular interests of the governor-elect are mainstreamed to the whole arrangement."
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