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    "id": 921983,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Justice, commonly known as the Ombudsman, in order for the Ombudsman to have an office in each of the 47 counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on 17th May, 2018, two days later, the Senate adopted that Motion and resolved that the Ombudsman should have an office in each of the 47 counties. A year later, progress is yet to be made in establishing the said offices, although I would like to commend the Commission on Administrative Justice, led by Hon. Florence Kajuju, who has tried to at least put in the regional centres. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, the Motion requested that they do it in 47 counties. The challenge is that the Motion is always in motion. It is simply a statement that it is moving, but people are not obligated to adhere to what the Motion resolves. Therefore, having followed the Senators’ deliberations during the debate on that Motion, it was clear that there was dire need for the presence of the Ombudsman in each county. It is for this reason, therefore, that I sponsored this Bill in order to outreach the establishment of the offices in legislation. For the benefit of the Senators who were not there during the deliberations on this Motion, allow me to quickly run through the functions of the Commission on Administrative Justice. The functions of the Ombudsman office is taken from Section 8 of the Commission on Administrative Justice Act, which outlines various functions of the Commission. I will mention just a few verbatim, as picked from that Section. They include: One, to investigate any conduct in state affairs or any act of omission in public administration by any state organ, state or public officer in national Government and county governments."
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