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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my very honest opinion, it is not right for anybody to say that we have 48 governments in Kenya. We have only one national Government in Kenya and 47 county or devolved governments. It is important that people should understand this. The use of titles is important. That is why I want to submit that this Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, if it goes through, and I am sure it is will, it will settle this matter once and for all. We are going to call Governors that very honorable name and title: “Mr. Governor of such or such county.” This is an extremely important title because he is the Chief Executive of the county in which he was elected. However, in the country called Kenya, we have only one Chief Executive and one Deputy Chief Executive. That is the President and the Deputy President. So, we only need to start understanding these things. The bottom line, pure and simple, is to understand our role as elected leaders. We are elected to serve the people. We are elected to serve with respect and dignity, particularly for the people we represent. This fight for supremacy and power should not be there. In my opinion, it is a shame and an embarrassment to the calling that we have as leaders of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even without going deeper into this, I want to commend my friend and colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, for coming up with this Bill. I also had an issue with the flying of the flags, but Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has tried to convince me otherwise. In his original Bill, the flying of the National Flag was not allowed even for Governors because every county has a flag and emblem. I was of the view that, that is what should be used in counties, but Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has tried to convince me. I do not want to take too much time on this; but maybe it is okay if they fly National Flags within the counties they represent. But once they are out of there, they then remove the flags. This could be cumbersome and they might choose not to fly them at all."
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