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    "content": "Government. I refer you to Article 174 which lists the objects of devolution. One of the objects of devolution as per Article 174(h) is; “to facilitate the decentralization of State organs, their functions and services, from the capital of Kenya” Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senate is one of the most important organs in this country. Therefore, once we go to Uasin Gishu, what we shall be doing is to ensure that this sub-Article of the Constitution is effectuated and realized because we shall be decentralizing a State organ called the Senate. Secondly, I urge this House to support this Motion because there have been several situations where the county assemblies come to the Senate to benchmark. They have been coming here at a great expense. For instance, some of them come all the way from Wajir, Nandi and Murang’a Counties. Therefore, once we commence this practice which I imagine will become a tradition and be adopted in other counties, we shall take the services closer to the assemblies. They will learn from us. There will be no need for those counties to spend a lot of resources to come to Nairobi for things that can be done in the counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, such a move will also give opportunity to Senators to interact with the local mwananchi . We need a Senate that is accessible to the common"
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