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    "id": 393583,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to summarise what my colleagues have been saying. I stand here to support this Motion very strongly and to thank Sen. Elachi for bringing this Adjournment Motion where we can articulate and discuss issues that touch directly on our counties. Before I continue, I would like to send my best wishes and quick recovery message to our colleague, Governor (Prof.) Kivutha Kibwana, who is in hospital. He does not only require the regular medication, but he wants to hear that his MCAs in Makueni are happy and ready to work. I am sure he will recover and get back to work. Therefore, I wish him well. His ailment is a consequence of the behaviour of the SRC that has affected the MCAs and eventually caused the problems we are facing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the role of the MCAs has been highlighted many times in this House. If the work of the MCAs is compromised, then the essence of devolution is also compromised. In fact, the total loss that will occur as a result of compromising the MCAs far outweigh anything else because there is nothing as bad as working with officers who are lacking enthusiasm and have no passion as a result of the working environment they are in. The cost will be tremendous. At the moment, we may say that MCAs are not engaged in any work and that they are idle. We know that when people are idle, bad ideas start coming into their minds. One thing that I know will come to their minds is the conflict of interest. Therefore, the MCAs will start to participate in activities that are detrimental to the counties and eventually to the whole essence of devolution. We know that there are MCAs who are involved in supplies and other activities that are meant to generate a livelihood. This is not very good for the development of our counties. Perhaps, we need to ask ourselves where the buck stops with regard to salaries 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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