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    "content": "Whereas these other countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia have more of these cables under the ground, they have now gone ahead of us but they still have to use us to connect to the rest of the world. When you talk about connecting to the world, the advantage is that no country can develop in the world today, in the global village we have today, without the use of communication which we are talking about. Madam Temporary Speaker, leaving the world aside and coming to Kenya, this is what this Motion is all about. I want to thank him for the very well thought out Motion about the Fibre Optic National Network to link the county headquarters to relevant national institutions such as the Senate and the national Treasury. As you know, we now have a devolved system of government. Under our Constitution, the two governments will proceed on the basis of consultation, co-operation and consensus agreement. We cannot undertake all these things without proper communication at all levels. When you go round the counties, as the Committees did during the recess, through various committees, you will find a counterpart committee at the county level. We were all anxious to develop some relationship between our committee and that county committee for the purposes of implementing the Constitution. We shall not be able to do that without this being done. Last week, we went with the Committee chaired by Sen. (Dr.) Zani and we could see that in order for us to have an ongoing dialogue and communication with them, exchange of information, the type of legislation that will be done at the national level and at the local level, connectivity of the fibre optic is necessary. Those who are in Machakos County can be coming here. What about those from Busia, my county, or those from the Coast? The time wasted to travel would be immense. This will be of benefit. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at the Constitution, you will see that the two levels of government, in nearly all the fields, must work together. Even in the functions that are retained for the national Government, you will find that the county government has a role to play. Therefore, there is need for proper interaction not only at the national Treasury level but in all Ministries of Government between the national Government and the county Government. They must cooperate with the national The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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