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    "id": 1483726,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "are sitting here, need to remember Article 123 of our Constitution, which states that you vote as a delegation. You need to remember that. If you come here and do not think about your county, your county will continue suffering. As long as I am here and God has given me air to breathe, I will always make sure that I fight for more monies to go to my county. I want to see roads from Mau Narok being repaired. When you go to the counties, they will tell you that we have no money to fix these roads because the National Assembly has removed the RMLF. This is the time for us to now redefine devolution. What is devolution? Every time we sit here and lament, and when a Motion comes from the National Assembly, we are quick to pass it. This is an opportunity for us to put our foot down. Those who will go into mediation should put their feet down. I say that because I want to persuade all of us here to reject those amendments in totality. If we cannot fix our county governments’ roads, then what else are we doing? Mr. Speaker, Sir, some counties are still struggling to build their county headquarters. There were grants there to support those counties to complete these county headquarters. I remember Sen. Faki came here, we moved a Motion and agreed to allocate Mombasa County a few more resources in order for them to build their sports complex. When we concentrate everything at the national Government, what impact will it have on the communities? We talk about all funds. When it comes into the issue of revenue share, they want to reduce that and even the Division of Revenue. I have never seen a situation where we have had to talk about amendments when there is a law that is in existence. Our counties are now crying because they have no money for anything. Sometimes, the doctors go on strike and when you follow up with the governors, they will tell you that they have no money to pay them. So, if we are not diligent and careful in our work, we will be sitting here and warming our chairs. From today, I beseech all of you to consider a Bill coming from the National Assembly and has got to do with resources as a problem. Remember that you have a hammer and such a Bill should be considered as a nail. All you need to do is to hammer it down in order for them to know that moving forward, these distinguished men and women will fight for their counties. If we do not fight for our counties, the future generations will laugh at us. They will wonder what all those old men were doing there. They will be pointing at the bullfighter and saying; “bullfighter, what were you fighting for if you were not able to help me get a road?” Yesterday, I saw statistics of the number of houses built out of mud in this country. I was very sad to learn that in my County of Narok, 60 per cent of homesteads are built out of mud. When will we be able to leapfrog and do away with stone age issues? Our forefathers lived in mud houses and now, in the 21st Century, we are wearing good designer suits and everything yet our people are living in mud houses. Come on! There is a ripple effect. If the road is bad, then it means that there is no development in that area. If there is no money to build county headquarters, people will just live there and not think of how to develop. In a few words, it is imperative that all of us here, especially the head of delegations, should have a clear picture of your county even as you sit here. You should 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."
}