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"content": "CoG. You should have seen and we continue to see the kind of interest and the value our people attach to devolution. As I start making my presentation, I want to state to you that devolution should work and devolution must be made to work. I also stated there, that devolution must be made to work and devolution should be supported by everyone else, including the national Government sectors. This is because when devolution works, we will receive equity in development that we are all looking forward to and all Kenyans expect. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we talk about the branding of public projects with images of governors and members of county assemblies, I sincerely would not really care about who brands what, whose picture is where, if all these projects are implemented and if and when these projects that are initiated and branded are completed. In most of our counties and everywhere else in general, you see projects that have been initiated, brand pictures have been put and yet the projects have not even been completed. My main concern with these projects as budgeted for by the Executive and approved by the county assemblies, is that they must be implemented. All over counties, our people supported and we supported devolution because we wanted services closer to our people and projects taken to all the wards and down even to the villages, so that we would achieve the equity that we are talking about. That is why I say that I may not care so much whose picture is where. If only those projects would be implemented, completed and would be in use by the people of Kenya, then I would be a very happy Senator seated here. The other concern that we have with the projects down there is that of duplication of projects. For instance, on roads projects, when you go to the ground, in some projects Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) says they have done them, that is a national outfit, yet the counties are also claiming they have done them. That is what should concern the Senate. That as we approve budgets and they go down, who implements them? Why should we have one road being claimed by two entities? That is really what would concern me. When you come to the branding of the vehicles, traditionally we have grown in this country and we have always known that the red number plate shows it is a mission vehicle, the green number plates in the last few years is an indication that was a county government vehicle that was formerly owned by the county councils. We have the blue number plate implying it is a vehicle belonging to a parastatal. That is only for identity and for ease of picking which vehicle this is. It is really not meant to make them look like personal issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to tell the world and Kenyans and everybody that holds offices should know, whether they are governors, Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) or even Senators and Members of Parliament, that these seats come and go. Even as the governors sit there, the longest one can take is 10 years and you will go. However, we want the projects to remain and that is why we support devolution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this morning on a national television (TV), I saw one of us talk about the issues that are ongoing in this county, regarding protests. I am bringing in this because it ties to devolution at some point. The hon. Member, while talking on 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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