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    "id": 880007,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/880007/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Bill and the proposed amendments. Makueni County has been quoted severally. The original intention when there was a possible dissolution of any county government, one of the key things which the framers of the Constitution were thinking about was in a situation where there was conflict in a county which was beyond that county, especially if the country was at war. At that particular moment, it was tenable. However, the experience of Makueni taught Kenya that we need to relook at this law. The situation in Makueni really did not warrant that strife or dissolution of that particular county government. A commission was set up and there was a hearing which took a long time. A lot of vital time for development went into waste. Many things were not done right during that particular time. As things would be, that particular commission proposed the dissolution of the Makueni County Government. However, when it went to the President, upon briefings and consideration of one thing after another and another possible election and the sort of use of public resources, the President was convinced otherwise. He did not dissolve the county government. Today, Makueni County has performed very well and better than many other counties which never went through any problems. As such, it has now necessitated strengthening this law and implementing it. Now even the position of the Senate is far and clear under this Bill. I believe this House is going to pass it. The Senate has a role and can reconsider the status and relook at the whole suspension issue The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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