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    "id": 882404,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "I would also like to thank Sen. M. Kajwang for also suggesting some amendments in terms of the parent Act for the House, which is the Statutory Instruments Bill of 2013. He has proposed that it be amended so that if there is a procedural issue regarding mediation, then this House brings a solution to that stalemate. I would also like to thank Sen. Halake who also talked about timelines in terms of the short timeline needed for the turn-around of executing this Bill. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for contributing; I really appreciate her contribution. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to ask Senators to also bring amendments to the Bill for the Committee to consider in terms of improving it. This is still open. These amendments shall be brought before this House for deliberation. Madam Temporary Speaker, the role of this House is to protect counties, and because of that, I have no doubt that this House will pass this Bill. I also wish to ask our sister House, given the simplicity and importance of this Bill – in terms of what difference it would make to the county assemblies in their role of oversight and ensuring that they oversight the executive – to expedite its passing as well. This is because that is what will make a difference for the Committees of Delegated Legislation in the county assemblies. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee on Delegated Legislation of this House had an opportunity to visit some of the county assemblies. We noted that the narrative that is out there. They do not have any framework. To them, this is just another Committee just to fill up the numbers. For us to move out from that position to a position where these MCAs have a legal framework, we must pass this Bill. This is a great opportunity for both Houses to ensure that this Bill is passed. Madam Temporary Speaker, given that---"
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