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    "id": 980561,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/980561/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13465,
        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I listened very carefully to my friend, Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, as he was moving this Tea Bill (Senate Bill No.36 of 2018) and as seconded. Hon. Speaker, the record demonstrates that the level of public participation on this Bill was restricted to one constituency, that is, Konoin Constituency, out of 290 constituencies. It does not appear to have involved any of the other regions, what you would call, urban or peri-urban areas, including Mombasa where the tea auction takes place. Hon. Speaker, given that tea is grown in very many parts of this country, but it is particularly consumed nationally and internationally, I wanted your guidance on whether, in your interpretation, conducting public participation in one out of the 290 constituencies constitutes sufficient public participation as contemplated by Articles 10 and 118 of the Constitution. Secondly, and this may have been done, and if it was, then I beg your indulgence. To the extent that this concerns tea and to the extent that in the schedules, by and large, it could be interpreted to fall within the agriculture docket which would be a county function, I need your interpretation in terms of whether this is a Bill concerning counties and, therefore, the implications that go with that. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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