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    "id": 942621,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942621/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bondo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Ochanda",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "we are not doing the right thing. We are over-legislating for county governments to an extent that when we come up with procedures of how petitions are done, we again come up with processes of raising revenue. Parliament is coming up with all manner of things for the county assemblies. That is not right. We need to revisit this. County governments are distinct. County assemblies are supposed to do these things on their own. Each county assembly needs to come up with its own ways of handling petitions. Look at us in this other direction. We do not have a stand-alone legislation for purposes of petitions. We have our Standing Orders. If the Standing Orders of the county assemblies are wanting, they only need to be reminded that there are some things in their Standing Orders that are not working out and that need to be looked into. They should look at their Standing Orders instead of us coming up with legislation. In principle, I do not know how to raise this later on such that we are properly guided. We are doing things for county governments or assemblies that we ought not to. Look at how these things are in the Constitution. County assemblies are supposed to do things on their own. They can borrow and learn from others. That is allowed. The National Assembly or the Senate should not prescribe exactly what they are supposed to be doing. I support this Bill in spirit. In terms of the principle, I am still not very convinced that we are doing the right thing as the National Assembly."
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