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    "content": "But they want to generate 50 megawatts, where do they take the other 30 or 40 megawatts? These are the integrated plans that we need not only encourage for them to be domiciled in the counties, but also to have some national programme that rationalizes what counties are doing, so that we do not engage in doing things that others are doing. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need programmes for national highways, industrialization and for setting up institutions. We have passed a lot of Motions in this House obligating counties and national Government to do certain things that help and empower counties. What we need to do is to see how we can integrate, rationalize and ensure what is done by another county is not replicated in another county. For example, if the county of Trans Nzoia where there are secure rains and very good soil can produce one-third of our maize cereal in the country at a very affordable cost, I see no reason in going to another county and struggling to produce maize at three or four times the cost of production in Trans Nzoia. That money can be put to producing something else. If the maize is coming from Trans Nzoia County, wheat must come from Narok and so on. We will find that all these aggregate into the national good and national development agenda will help this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Motion comes at a very opportune moment because all the counties are at their formative stages in terms of development and evolving programmes. It is good that we have a good, sound start, so that we do not end up in a state where everybody is left stuck, holding a white elephant that you do not know what to do with. Madam Temporary Speaker, you can see that the flagship projects of Vision 2030 – we have The Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET), we have the resort cities of Lamu, Isiolo, Eliye Springs on Lake Turkana and so on. Some of these programmes in those counties should also anchor on the Vision 2030. This is the programme of the national Government. The national Government may be tempted to think that because we are now devolved, those responsibilities remain the responsibility of the counties when, in fact, they are programmes that are to be managed by the national Government. That is why the distinguished Senator for West Pokot is right in saying that we need to have a footing of Vision 2030 in each county. We do not want to replicate programmes and projects, but, instead, we want to harmonize and see what the comparative and competitive advantage of each particular county is. How do we aggregate that to national good? How do we, for example, preserve the range lands of Kajiado and Narok that are rapidly disappearing? How do we now The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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