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    "id": 1106581,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1106581/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": ". Part of social auditing is censuring Cabinet Secretaries like we did and the Auditor-General will do their work. We believe the reshuffle by the President was not done in good faith. Of course, he has the powers to reshuffle the Cabinet. I know that because of the “Handshake”, some people want to be in the Cabinet in the sunset years of his presidency. We must also do social audit. We cannot just blame even when there is nothing to blame. Another issue is the boards in the counties that will do approvals. Sen. Faki who is the Chair of the committee is my senior in the profession. What is the animal called provincial administration doing here? Why do we not use the devolved units? The Government was supposed to restructure but we are bringing back the provincial administration. That is a serious issue that should be handled by wananchi. In fact, the county commissioner will be the chairperson. Why do we not give it to the governor? People here want to be governors. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. wants to be the governor of Makueni. Some of us here also want to be governors. The question is; how do we incorporate counties and the national Government? My learned senior, Rtd. Justice, Sen. Madzayo, knows that these should be done mutually and distinctly. The national Government is clawing back devolution. That is what we are trying to do. In fact, to make it better, they should at least co-chair with the governor instead of leaving it to the county commissioners alone. Governors and county commissioners normally fight. If you are keen, the national Government does not want governors to be in security committees of county governments. You can see that from what is happening in Laikipia and Samburu. The national Government does not want governors to be part of security committees. However, when it comes to distribution of resources, they want to be part. That is clawing back devolution in this country. When an opportunity comes, we must relook at the role of provincial administrators because they are the cause of the fights we see in the counties. They should not water down the gains of devolution. Let the national Government do its job but they should allow counties to function. We should not introduce policing. Why does the national Government want to have policies on what is happening in the county governments? What interest do they have? The Constitution says they are mutual and distinct. It does not mean the other becomes the policy maker of another entity. I find that to be an affront. That is undermining devolution. That is what we call clawing back. That is why today, the Government can use other means to put in place a national health policy."
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