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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have made inquiry from the County Assembly of Nyamira, and confirmed that these resolutions have not been communicated to the County Assembly of Nyamira, so that we can have a follow-up on the implementation. To my surprise, I have received information just this afternoon that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has, despite this resolution, and despite the fact that this resolution has not been communicated to the County Assembly of Nyamira, taken an unprecedented step of summoning all 36 Members of County Assembly of Nyamira to a meeting in Nairobi on the 26th of May, 2025. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contents of the invitation letters dated the 20th of May, 2025, are the same as the content of a letter that was sent to the same County Assembly on 1st of April, 2025, that culminated in their appearance before the said Committee on 8th of April, 2025. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know how small our county is and the kind of resources that our county receives. It is a total abuse of power by this Committee to summon all my 36 MCAs to Nairobi, whereas the resolution of the House was clear that they should visit the County Assembly at the County Assembly gazetted premises in Nyamira. I seek that you direct two things: One, the resolution that was passed by this House, Mr. Speaker, on 15th May should be communicated to Nyamira County Assembly. Two, the Committee should respect the resolution that was passed by this honourable House that directed them to visit the MCAs at the County Assembly gazetted premises in Nyamira. We do not have resources to pay per diem to 36 MCAs and their drivers and three clerks to come and do a meeting in Nairobi. In fact, I have gone through the Standing Orders and have not seen any Standing Order that has given power to any committee of this House to summon an entire County Assembly to come to attend a committee meeting in Nairobi. So, I seek your direction that the resolution of this House be respected. If the Committee wants to have any engagement with the County Assembly of Nyamira, the same be done within the resolution that we passed as a House and that meeting be held at the gazetted County Assembly premises in Nyamira. I thank you."
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