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    "content": "come from, Elgeyo Marakwet County, is a county that has two major distinct communities – that is the Keiyo side and the Elgeyo Marakwet side – and it is important to note that at the end of the day, people will be keen to look at the equality that is achieved through the county development projects, ensuring that they spread across the entire county. We have seen the counties engage in the process of hiring staff and one of the questions that is now being raised within the counties is the skewed way of hiring. We have a lot of staff being employed from the region where, maybe, the Senator comes from, but in this case, mostly where the Governor comes from. We must sit down as a leadership and ensure that we have equality in terms of employment and development activities at the county level. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important that we provide a platform that will discuss any other emerging issues that have an impact on the running of our counties. We have serious security challenges in my county. All the elected leadership at the county and national level can enhance security in counties. These problems would have been averted if we had a platform where all of us could engage. We have challenges with regard to boundary issues in our counties. We cannot address some of these challenges if we have no platform to help us deal with issues. In some counties, we have seen Governors disagreeing with Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). We have seen disagreements between Members of the National Assembly and those of the Senate. We have seen conflict among the leadership. What platform is available for us to deal with the conflict that is rising at the county level? I propose that the county development boards should provide us a platform to engage and deal with emerging issues at the counties. In terms of the structure, we are providing that the composition of this Board will bring together MCAs and Members from the national Government. We have provided that the Board should be chaired by a Senator although it has been a very contentious issue. Why do we say so? This is because this is an advisory board. A Governor cannot sit as the Chair to advise himself. How can one chair a board that advises him? Conventional wisdom dictates that where you have an advisory board, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is always the secretary. That does not mean that the CEO becomes the person to take notes. We are talking about the Governor providing secretariat services to the Board. However, it is unfortunate that some of our Governors do not understand the conventional wisdom we have adopted. In an advisory Board, the Chair is always non-executive. That is why we are looking at the Senator. The secretary of the Board is the Governor and hence, represents the institution. We are looking at the Governor as the CEO of the county to provide secretarial services for the board. The Constitution brings on board MCAs and Members of the national Government. A neutral arbitrator that can provide the chairmanship of this board can only be a leader who has been elected on both sides. The Senator is elected at the county level to represent the interests of the county at the national level. Therefore, if the Senator chairs this Board, then he will be better placed because he will have one leg in the county government and the other in the national Government. We have already had discussions The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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