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    "content": "Nairobi, I feel that this adjournment is very important for any one of us who can attend. This is a great opportunity for us to set the agenda at the counties and somehow create some bond between the Senate, the governors and even the county assemblies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all know that any new thing, including the establishment of devolved governments, has teething problems. You will very much understand that in establishing our own Senate here, as rightfully put by one of the Senators this morning, we are using a make-shift Chamber. This is something that can be explained as one of the examples. You must be following that the devolved governments are facing numerous challenges ranging from how best they can link with the national government, funding and transition. Therefore, we must work together and develop synergies between the various actors in the devolved government. Some of us, where we come from, we have complained for too long about marginalization and we do not intend to complain this time round. So, it is going to be crucial for us to attend and help in terms of building a vision from day one. We would not want people to imagine that the Senate is subordinate to any of those structures. We do not want to create that impression from the onset. The Senate must be viewed as the Upper House that is championing the cause of devolved governments. Governors alone cannot do it. They are more or less playing or executing the roles in which services will be provided. Our oversight role will actually be developed from day one as we help in developing the way forward. I want to say that although it is day one and our first sitting, the benefits outweigh what we would miss tomorrow afternoon. So, I support this Motion of Adjournment."
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