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"content": "that you were given by the electorate at the local level, you have had an opportunity to pass it to all the leadership so that each one of us can have an opportunity to access county resources. The only objective we have here is to finish poverty. If one person can come with a rungu and hit your head and another one comes with a knife and chops your legs, it does not matter as long as we can bring down poverty. We cannot start saying that poverty eradication is only a function of the county Government and that the Governor has the sole responsibility to eradicate poverty at the local level or that employment can only be eradicated by one person. Let it be a collective responsibility for all of us to use. They say if you want to walk one mile, you walk alone, but if you want to walk 2,000 miles, you walk with the other people. The company of the other leaders should give security to the Governors that we are ready to perform and work together as leaders at the county level. In fact, some have asked, and I want to pass this message very clearly: Suppose Parliament passes this Bill and the Senator convenes the county development board and the Governor does not appear, what will happen? We will return here and file proper procedures for the removal of any Governor who is going to violate the law. So, let them be warned that we are not a country where there is no rule of law. As long as this Bill will be passed and become law, we will all be bound by it. The chair will be bound to call a meeting and the members are bound to report to the county development board. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are people who are saying that if the Governor becomes the secretary, it is a demotion. Let me make it very clear that the mentality of always looking at positions--- Someone who cooks in a nursery school in the village, for example, is doing tremendous work to ensure that a small child, who at one time will be the President of this Republic, is fed well and, therefore, continues with their education. So, it is not undermining your integrity or ability if you cook for the nursery school. But if you cook for the President, your position is even higher. You travel with the President all over. If you are called “secretary” just like the Cabinet Secretary, it does not mean that you are a mere secretary. There are many secretarial positions, including the Personal Secretary to the President and Cabinet Secretary. So, even a board secretary at the county level is a very honourable position. In any case, the Constitution says that the Governor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the county. So, if you are a CEO, like any other CEO in any public institution, you are the secretary of the board of that county. It does not mean that the Governor is the one to take notes. He can always bring his assistants and so forth. In any case, in more “digital” counties, you do not even need to take notes. You will just speak to some devices and somebody will be there transcribing the message and it will be reported back to the committee. So, the question of just being a mere secretary does not arise. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other point that I want to mention is that the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya does not have the functions of a Governor. I know that this will shock so many people. It does not also have the functions of the Deputy Governor. The Constitution only mentions functions of the county executive committee. In essence, it means that in the Constitution, it was envisaged that a county executive headed by the Governor will work as a team, so that the Deputy Governor’s decision and county executive members’ contribution is important. It is only in the County 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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