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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the role of the Senate, especially in safeguarding the interest of the counties must, from day one, be very clear. We must send a message, loud and clear, to the county governments that the constitutional mandate of the Senate is to oversight, and I commend the Speaker of Turkana County for seeing those glaring inequalities in adjusting and reallocating funds to relevant functions. But I want to also take issue with our Committee. The Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs is one of the strongest committees in any parliamentary assembly. We have very prominent people in that Committee; my friend, Sen. Billow is here; they may have overlooked some issues, and that is why we are requesting that we do not pass this Motion until they come up with clear information about who did what. We should name them, and after naming them, we can either decide to shame them or forgive them; if the relevant agencies decide not to take action, that is a different issue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some county executives in the county governments have become fiefdoms; they have become private properties of individuals. The county assemblies are not consulted; elected leaders from those regions are not consulted in matters pertaining to service delivery in those counties. It is with those reasons that we should help this Motion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you look at page 10 of this report, you will see that the Nairobi Liaison Office of the County of Turkana is allocated Kshs34 million; Kshs34 million for a liaison office! We all know what Turkana is all about. This House must send a clear message to all the counties, including my own county of Nyamira that nobody was consulted. We are at a point where county assemblies are at war with the executive, for instance, on the issue of the appointment of executive officers. When the Cabinet was also set up, no one was consulted. I concur with the sentiments of one Sen. G. G. Kariuki, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and others who opposed the Report. I also oppose the Report."
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