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    "id": 936562,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second this Motion on Open Government Partnership (OGP). The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Sen. Cherargei, has done a very comprehensive job, in bringing out the issues and principles that OGP stands for. I participated in one of the global summits from 17th to 19th July, 2018, with Sen. Dullo, who is the Deputy Majority Leader, in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was actually quite outstanding to see how this related to our situation back home, in Kenya, with regard to our devolved system of governance. It was also outstanding to see how important it is to have open government in carrying out our parliamentary duties and involving the communities and the citizens of the counties, as well as the country in whatever decision making that we partake, as parliamentarians or the Executive. In Georgia, the Summit was preceded by an open day of their Parliament, and it was chaired by the Speaker of Parliament. The OGP event then followed the next day and the Prime Minister of Georgia opened it. It was quite interactive, as we heard speaker after speaker talking about how important it was to be focused on civic engagement, fighting against corruption and public service delivery. I could not overemphasize how important that is, even in our own setting back home. It is important that we have civic engagement by having proper public participation that the Constitution requires. In doing so, we are able to provide the public service delivery that the citizens require, by being open in all manner of governance. It is 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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