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"content": "I thank Sen. Syengo for giving me accolades. I wish her well as she pursues her ambition of becoming the woman representative of Kitui County. Before I joined Parliament, I used to admire how fiery ‘mla mamba’, Sen. Mungatana, used to articulate issues on the Floor of the House when it was just the National Assembly. It is an honour to serve in the same Chamber as him. His wisdom is valued. I agree with him that we need to protect these professionals. We cannot create a CCM to be a graveyard of careers. You cannot headhang someone who used to be a Chief Executive Officer by giving him the CECM position and subjecting him to unpredictability, yet that person comes into that position with a wealth of experience. I agree with Sen. Mungatana that we must have stability in devolution. The fact that we oversight governors does not mean we do not like devolution. We know that if devolution works today, no one will care who the President of Kenya is. If it works, you will have water. You heard the other day that Garissa Town is less than one kilometre, but they need water. I saw the Garissa Water Company saying that the people of Garissa should harvest water because the rains might end. If those people had water, no one would care about who would become the President. If they have access to bursaries, drugs in hospitals and good roads--- In Nandi County, all roads in the 30 wards are virtually impassable. Our governor has resigned technically because he is no longer in office. He is doing nothing while it is raining and the roads are impassible. I advise our people to be careful because of the rainfall, which could result in landslides. The rats are walking around the Kabsabet County Referal Hospital. In the town market there is no water, it is dirty. There are no working toilets or electricity. If it rains, those women will continue to suffer not only in Kapsabet town markets, but in most of the town markets from Maraba, Kabiyet, all over Chepterwai and Mosoriot, who are just sitting in the sun. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you can see that in Garissa County, they are still paying 11 people who are retired and should not be paid. Therefore, we need oversight. I am calling upon the MCAs to do their primary role of oversight, even as we assist them. We want to see the MCAs of Bomet or Meru doing their job. This means, that when we give them the opportunity, they should take the necessary action to ensure they do their job. Let all governors be accountable going into the future. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I want to thank the Members, on a small matter that I have brought before you and the House. I am bringing a progressive statement to the House. As I had said, and I want to repeat, we are the apex of democracy. The principles of equity say, ‘he who comes to equity, must come with clean hands.’ We do not have the moral authority to oversight governors, the Executive, the Judiciary and other independent institutions if we cannot question and oversight ourselves. If there is something wrong within the management of Parliament, no one should gag us, unless there is a gagging order that has been issued. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know you have attended our session at the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC). For instance, Sigor is famous for other things, but before an Early Childhood Education (ECD) Centre in Sigor or Bomet is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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