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    "content": "However, Madam Temporary Speaker, our Senate derives its legitimacy from Article 1 and 2 of the Constitution, exercised directly through the sovereign power of the people. That means that all of us, the six leaders elected in Kenya, including the President, have direct mandate of the people to perform certain functions and achieve certain visions. If you visit some counties, you will realise that if I went to the village today or to a constituency as I will be doing tomorrow, if I were to go to Soule North or Metkei, the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet will not realize that I was elected to represent them in Nairobi. The people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County who elected me will not realize that I was elected just to represent them in Nairobi, but they will ask me why the roads have not been made and why the road between Nyaru and Kapsowar is not tarmacked and why all these things are not done at the county. To enable me to answer the people well, there must be a forum where the leaders will exchange information. So, the advantage of this Board is, first; the exchange of information. It gives the leaders the ability to sit down together and give themselves information as to what you are doing; for the Members of the County Assembly to be able to brief Members of the National Assembly as to what they have been doing legislative-wise at the county level, to brief the Senator and to exchange ideas about the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) management. Some Senators have the advantage of travelling and perhaps certain connections. Could you imagine the kind of connections Sen. Obure, who was a former Cabinet Minister since I was born has? He has connections all over the world and the county government should have a framework to utilize even his connections in terms of attracting investors and giving ideas as to what we can do in terms of agriculture in Kisii County. We should take advantage of previous Ministers like Sen. G.G. Kariuki to give advice with regard to security and tourism, among others, in Laikipia County. This forum gives us the opportunity to exchange information. Misinformation is the cause of many conflicts in this world. At the moment, the Governor does not even know what the Senator has been saying in this House and people do not even know at the county level what a Member of the County Assembly is doing. I will come with a Motion to this House in the next one or 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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