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    "id": 978710,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/978710/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. First of all, whenever a woman is in labour, the child has to be delivered; it does not matter by what means. It can be through normal delivery or C-section. Nairobi County Government was in labour and the best had to be done to save the people of Nairobi from poor services. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that we have an opportunity to amend the Constitution, we should think about the appointments of county governors. From what we have seen, it is important to get the right people to govern our counties. Nairobi County Government has been an isolated case. Nobody is fighting devolution, and it is not under trial. The most important thing that we should do is to make sure that we get the right people to govern us. It is wrong for us to play with the lives of the people. Nairobi is a major City in the region and Africa. The way it has been governed for the last few years has been a shame to us, as a people and nation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the delivery of services has been wanting. We were going back to the days of 1980s and 1990s when there were potholes instead of roads. I remember one foreigner saying that there are many potholes on the roads. So, we must provide good governance to our people. We must also have the right leaders who will provide services to them even if it means changing the ways. It should not be political. We should go for technocrats who have been tested. This is not about wanting young or old people. We need people who will deliver. If a young or older person can do it, well and good. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my view, devolution is not under trial. I believe that there must have been a lot of consultations that were done before the decision was made. I believe that all the questions that we have raised here will be addressed. I am sure that the issues of budgeting and oversight will be taken care of. So, first things must be done first. We must provide good governance to the people of Nairobi, I being one of them."
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