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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the American nation is over 240 years old and when the American people address their Senators and Governors, you just hear the names “Governor so and so or Senator so and so.” Our Constitution is heavily borrowed from the American Constitution. It is in order that we should also lay a clear foundation for the holders of public offices in this country. The order which has been set by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is the order which can lay a stable foundation, as we start a long journey of having history in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, salutations have to be done in a manner which is in consonance with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. It does not matter whatever name they are called. The most important thing is what they are giving their people. Which page of history are you going to be written on when you are long gone? We have freedom fighters in this country who have not been recognized anywhere. It is in this spirit that I want to support this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very disheartening to see that most of our people who have been given executive positions at the county level move from the counties with huge entourages to carry out meetings in five star hotels in Mombasa at the expense of taxpayers. This wastage must also be curtailed. I had an opportunity to go back to my county and do what I have been doing in the past, that is, social work. I went to a medical training college in Nyamira and the hospital. The hospital is in a deplorable state and the college itself, with over 300 students, does not have computers. As part of my social work, I decided to sacrifice and use the few coins that we earn here and take computers to these students, so that they can benefit. The Medical Officer of Health (MOH) heard that the Senator was coming and ran away because he feared that he would be sacked by the Governor. The education secretary also ran away because they fear that they do not have authority to attend a function organized by the Senator. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is so disheartening to see that Mercedes Benz vehicles have been provided to the Governors by the Transition Authority, where we have impassable roads. Why do we have expensive Mercedes Benz vehicles in areas where there is no tarmac or there are many potholes? Why can they not just use Land Rovers? It is in this regard that this House must set an agenda for this country, so that when we are long gone, we will be judged by history. Madam Temporary Speaker, as many Members have alluded to, there is wastage of resources. For instance, you will find that a delegation leaves Nyamira County to go and lodge in Kisumu County. Even during the colonial times, the governors who were there were called “Governor so-and-so.” After they had just perfected the art of humiliating our people, the Queen would give them a small title called “Sir.” They never"
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