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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "assembly is bigger than our National Assembly. Those are things that we, as the Senate, really need to discuss. We must look at the whole matter in totality and make the proper recommendation. I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that we need to look into these recommendations, tighten them and make this report a good example of resolving issues in our counties, particularly on matters to do with county headquarters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know some of these counties which were created as new districts by the late President Moi, including Vihiga County, have always had a problem with the headquarters. For example, in my county, people were relocated to create room for the construction of the headquarters 35 years ago. Those people surrendered their land, they were taken to a forest somewhere. However, up to now, they do not have title deeds. In fact, I recommend that one of the issues that the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations should look into is the issues to do with county headquarters, particularly the counties with the new districts created by the late President Moi. Vihiga, Tharaka Nithi and Kitui counties being some of them. It is important to do so. I agree that EACC must do their work diligently within the shortest time possible. It is a high time they are also be answerable for their actions. We cannot have investigations going on forever. Some of those investigations are also motivated by corruption and politics of the day. That is why they take too long. Apart from the challenge of EACC, there are local politics, which must be addressed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Gataya Mo Fire for taking up this challenge. The former Senator, who is now a powerful Cabinet Secretary (CS) did nothing about this problem. Sen. Gataya Mo Fire has acted very diligently. I commend him for rising from under the tree in that county assembly and becoming a Senator. That is commendable and he is the best person to resolve this problem. I support this report, but with amendments."
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