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    "id": 978647,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kinyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kinyua Nderitu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. From outset, I have listened to Sen. Sakaja keenly and he insinuated that when we invited the Governor of Nairobi, all he did was to lecture us. On the contrary, when we invited the governor, we invited Sen. Sakaja as well and he told us at that particular meeting that he was satisfied with the way the governor had answered questions. The governor said that he was waiting for a Bill that was in this House, The County Governments Act, to be passed so that he could appoint his deputy. I remember the Deputy Majority Whip supporting the governor. He said the governor had done nothing wrong by not having a deputy governor. The Senator came here and said that he has not seen any report. I remember the Chair ruled in this House that if you invite a Member and he is contented with the investigation at the Committee level, then there is no need of writing a report. Therefore, I am being pulled backwards to start thinking whether Sen. Sakaja was honest in his statement when he was saying that. Having said that, on this issue, I want to go straight to the point by saying that what was done is popular with many Kenyans because they are saying the health sector has failed in Nairobi. It is not only in Nairobi; it has failed in many other counties. We have problems in counties like Kirinyaga and Laikipia. If every service that fails is taken back to the national Government, it means that every other service will be taken back to the national Government. When I look at the procedure that was used, Article 10 of the Constitution on public participation was not followed. Public participation is supposed to be done in an open place, not consulting Sen. Sakaja in the boardroom. It is supposed to be done in an open place. That is the only contentious issue with me because as the Chairman of the Committee on Devolved Government and Intergovernmental Relations, if the procedure is not followed, I will stand up and say that the procedure was not followed, and stick by it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would recommend for the purpose of continuity, if allowed, that we invite Gov. Sonko and the Cabinet Secretary---"
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