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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you look at the report before us, it involves a male governor and a woman deputy governor. The matter is so huge that I will not trivialize it with a point of order that has come from the Senator for Bungoma. Therefore, I wish to withdraw that statement, as I have more important things to discuss. As you can see, I am supposed to talk for 20 minutes. I spoke for four minutes and my time is up and yet I was discussing an issue that is affecting a serious system of devolution between deputy governors and governors. I hope that you will extend the same courtesy and give me my 16 minutes, so that I can prosecute this matter because I came to prosecute the matter. If I may proceed, there are recommendations from the Committee. Those recommendations are what I would like to give a little bit of weight. First, following that successful process, it seems it turned into a mediation where both parties agreed to work together. Therefore, the Committee went ahead to recommend that the governor and the deputy governor of Trans Nzoia County remain positive and harmonize their relationships by working together for efficient service delivery. That is a recommendation that is good in faith, but not good in practice. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that when there is a strained relationship between a governor and a deputy governor, it becomes difficult to address issues, especially when resources and responsibilities are involved. This has been evident in the case of Governor Natembeya and his deputy. We cannot rely solely on an amicable relationship to resolve such matters. The Committee has recommended that the office of the deputy governor be sufficiently facilitated with budgetary allocations, as well as adequate staff and a vehicle for its full operation. However, I wish this recommendation had been more specific. What does the Committee mean by budgetary allocation? I believe this House should pass a resolution that the Deputy Governor of Trans Nzoia County must first be assigned specific functions. A budget cannot be allocated where there are no functions or responsibilities. It is my wish that this House concretizes some of these reports. For instance, if the constraint between the governor and deputy governor is solely based on resources, why can this House not recommend that Governor Natembeya assigns Deputy Governor Philomena specific responsibilities and allocates resources accordingly, enabling her to operationalize her office as intended by the Committee? 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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