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    "id": 893917,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to support this Bill which is before the House today. I congratulate the Mover of the Bill, the Senator for Narok, Sen. Olekina, for bring it. It is something that we have been discussing offline for quite some time. I am glad that today, we have seen it fit to allocate time to go into it and make sure that it becomes law. Madam Temporary Speaker, as they say, there is usually the good, the bad and the ugly in everything that we do. When I look at this Bill, there is a lot of good. However, the good outstrips the bad and the ugly. Allow me to start with the bad and the ugly for two minutes so that I can spend the rest of my 13 minutes to talk about the good. Madam Temporary Speaker, before getting into the bad, there are two distinct things from my reading of this Bill that the Mover is trying to achieve. One, is to compel counties to provide facilities for public participation. I believe that the intention is where those facilities do not exist. I do not expect that a county shall build a hall that will be used as a theater for public participation next to a National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) hall, public hall, a cinema or a church. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are areas where people traditionally sit under a Mugumu, Ng'ou or Otho trees. That can still form a venue for public participation. However, I believe that Sen. Olekina is encouraging counties to ensure that for effective public participation, facilities ought to be provided. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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