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    "id": 917030,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Keter",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to inject my voice in support of this very important Motion. As a country, we enacted a new Constitution with a view of having a bicameral system of Parliament. It seems that the “lower House” has failed in its mandate. To bring you to speed with what they have done in the past eight years, they have passed a few legislations or Bills such as: (1) The Control of Stray Dogs Bill (Senate Bill No.4 of 2019). (2) The Street Vendors Protection Livelihood Bill (Senate Bill No.10 of 2019). (3) The County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill (Senate Bill No.19 of 2018). (4) The County Law Compliance and Enforcement Bill, and (5) The County Early Childhood Education Bill (Senate Bill No.26 of 2018). Clearly, this is a mandate that can be performed by county assemblies. Even county councils were performing these duties adequately. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is a clear indication that this is a lower House that lacks mandate and a job to do. That is why they are straying into other territories that the Constitution does not give them. We have devolution in order to have laws that are tailor-made to specific counties. You cannot sit in Nairobi and legislate on camel milk. If you are a Senator 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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