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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This microphone is better. Please, protect me from the Members of this House. Before I was rudely interrupted by the gadgets, I was saying that the Senate should empower county assemblies through a legislative framework. If possible, they should assist county assemblies to benchmark with the National Assembly because we work very well with the Speaker and the leadership of the House. They need to benchmark to avoid the irrational wars that are happening in county assemblies. Therefore, it is better to strengthen this Bill even further. Without capacity building in county assemblies, such good laws and Bills may not be useful if the members of county assemblies are not empowered through capacity building. I still do not know what is happening to the Nairobi County Government and Assembly because the last time I heard, they did not have a deputy governor, speaker and county executive committees (CECs). Such issues can be resolved through a legislative framework. Once, we have county assemblies working and their capacity built, I do not think we will need the Senate. We can disband it. At the moment, we have two centres of power overseeing one entity and sometimes, this causes confusion. I support the Bill and urge the House to ensure that the relevant committee follows it up so that it is fully implemented. We support devolution. That is why this House supports all Bills concerning county assemblies. We know devolution has brought inclusivity in our country. Instead of fighting to share power and for the presidency, we have devolution working. We have 47 heads of government who are like presidents. They have an allocation and manage resources. So, already we have inclusivity in our country. I support the Bill because it supports devolution and the party that nominated me to this House supports and believes in devolution. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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