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    "id": 891045,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/891045/?format=api",
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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": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to add my voice to this important Motion on the Senate amendments to the Irrigation Bill. I want to agree with the Committee because I have looked through the amendments. First of all, it is good that the Senate did a bit of cleaning. I think they have done some substantive amendments, which I agree with the Committee that we cannot accept. One of them is a situation where the CoG wants to nominate members to boards and become an active player in the irrigation exercise. I want to agree with the Chairman that if a function is not devolved, there is no need of having nominees by the CoG because that is a function of the national Government. Another thing is that if they want to be consulted, the Constitution is very clear about public participation. They could make some administrative arrangements. I am imagining we are implementing irrigation projects at the county level in terms of the area of operation. Therefore, this does not mean that they should sit at the high level. We could have administrative arrangement where before the implementation, they are consulted, have a forum for discussion or participate like everybody else during public participation, which is a requirement in the Constitution. 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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