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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to add my voice to what my colleagues have said regarding the statement by Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda. As you know, I am a regular user of that road from Kisumu to Busia, because it is the route I use to go and see my mother in the rural areas. I branch off at the Oyugis, join the road through Emuhaya and Sabatia, then go all the way through Mumias to Bungoma. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the state of that road, especially the distance after Maseno, all the way to Busia Town, as has been described by my colleagues and Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, is in very bad shape. Allow me to be the devil's advocate for two institutions that have been mentioned very adversely here. First, let me attempt to say something positive about the Members of the National Assembly. I was in Bondo, just this weekend, where those pronouncements by the Hon. Raila were made. I remember hearing the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly, Hon. Junet Mohammed, saying publicly that they have accepted that in the past they have been an impediment to devolution. However, they were going to change their ways. In fact, he promised that this week there will be a resolution on both matters; the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) and the additional allocation to county governments. So, my colleagues, let us give them until the end of the week. Luckily for them, they are members of ODM. In ODM, we have only very few basic rules; that when Mzee Baba says left, you go left. So, on this question of RMLF, Baba has said left, and Hon. Junet has agreed that he is going to take that left turn. We are waiting to see it. On the question of RMLF, I think the Senator for Kitui had called out members of the Council of Governors. I saw that story in the news and they were quoting the Governor of Homa Bay, who is the Chairperson of ODM. In fact, what the Governor said is that because of what the National Assembly Members had given as an undertaking to deal with the question of RMLF and additional allocation this week, then really, as the Council of Governors, they were prepared, upon those concessions being made by the National Assembly, to withdraw that case on RMLF. It was not to say that they were ceding ground. At least, that is how I understood it to be. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me just conclude by saying that even here in Nairobi, I was receiving petitions today from residents of Kilimani. They were reminding me of a sporting competition that we used to attend when we were a bit younger, called the Rhino 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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