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    "id": 1174876,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "In terms of representation, I have been very fortunate. Perhaps, I am the only Member who has been a Chairperson of two committees in the life of the 12th Parliament. For that, I thank the leaders of my political party, the leadership of this House and the Office of the Speaker as well as my fellow Senators for entrusting me with the leadership of the County Public Accounts and Investment Committee and thereafter, the leadership of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations In terms of legislation, I have been a robust advocate for legislation touching on the agriculture sector especially, fisheries. During my time in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, we unbundled the super agency that was established during the days of the late President Mwai Kibaki. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) was one super agency. and subsequently, we have now devolved livestock, fisheries, cotton and tea from the purview of AFA. That bring greater focus. I sponsored amendments to the Fisheries Management Act which were meant to operationalize the fish marketing authority. Unfortunately, we are adjourning before passing that amendment because of issues of Article 110. There was no concurrence between the two Houses. In terms of legislation, we need to ensure that the Senator has a link to the county. It is for that reason that I moved amendments to the County Governments Act and proposed the County Assemblies Forum (CAF). This was meant to cure the issue that had been raised on Sen. Sang’s initial proposal to have county development boards. I hope we can prioritize that particular amendment in the next Parliament so that a Senator and a governor have got a forum where they give instructions to each other and share the priorities of the counties. In terms, of oversight, when you made your Communication there is one very important report that we came up with in this House. It was the fiduciary risk report. It was the first time the Senate and the County Public and Investments Committee was doing that. I do hope that the next Senate will reflect on the Fiduciary risk report, alongside the hundreds of reports that my Committee brought before this House for the financial years from 2013 to 2016 and ensure that implementation of the findings of the Committee and various Committees of this House are put into effect. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you and my colleagues too. We have made friends and as they said, when a child washes his hands clean, he can sit and dine with elders . They said education is one of the greatest equalizers but the Senate has been the greatest equalizer for many of us. If left on our own, we would not have had the privilege of sitting with the former Attorney-General, hon. Amos Wako. I would not have had the privilege of sitting next to Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri who was my father’s school mate. The Senate is truly a great equalizer. I do hope that with that spirit, we shall ensure that there is equity across our counties but more importantly, we shall ensure that the funds that are sent out to the counties transform the lives of the people that they are meant to transform."
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