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    "id": 806751,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me also join my colleagues by going on record for supporting this historical Motion. We may take it for granted that the Senate is debating a Motion to hold sittings in one of our county headquarters. However, we have had Independence for over 50 years. However, the people of this country have never been privileged to see Members of either the Senate or the National Assembly sitting in the county headquarters. So, we must pride ourselves. I have stood to be on record that I was privileged to sit in the Senate that made this historical decision to hold sittings in one of our county headquarters. We really must applaud ourselves for having taken steps to actualise what is in Article 126 of the Constitution. I also want to be on record as saying that what we are doing is progressive and forward looking. I cannot wait for the moment when I will also be the host for the Senate sittings in my County of Nyamira. I, therefore, support the proposed amendments by my colleague, Sen. Wako, of moving an amendment to this Motion to make it one that supports sittings, if possible, in all county headquarters. People passed the 2010 Constitution because they wanted power devolved to the counties. They did not pass it to continue with the culture of power being exercised from Nairobi City County. It was so that we can devolve all the fruits that are enjoyed by the people who reside in the Capital City. I am extremely excited and I look forward to September when we will be able to engage with the people of Uasin Gishu County. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that our host Senator will earnestly begin a campaign of awareness for the people of Uasin Gishu County so that they can be enlightened on the provisions of Article 119 of the Constitution. Residents of that county can present petitions that touch on issues of that county to the Senate for debate. I am proud that one of the key highlights of this sitting is to ensure that the committees discharge business when we go to Uasin Gishu County. That will be a golden opportunity for the people of Uasin Gishu and the neighbouring counties to have a direct engagement with the Senate. They will interact and understand the benefits of Article 119 of the Constitution which allows them to bring petitions to the Senate and sit in committees which are now open to the public. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would have loved if this sitting was held in a county where we need not fly, but travel by road. Anybody who travels by road to their county headquarters knows the deplorable conditions of our roads. For example, from Nairobi City through Mai Mahiu to Narok County, potholes on those roads are now forming gullies. I was just wondering: Does the person who heads the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) feel proud to see our roads deteriorating to that state? Do they feel proud that they are there to provide service to the people of Kenya, when they cannot discharge a single task of repairing a pothole? Some of the things that happen in this country can never happen in other jurisdictions like the United States of America (USA). There is no way a country can have such a wonderful road that takes our visitors to the Maasai Mara, but we leave it to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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