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    "content": "So, I feel that accountability to the people will be undermined if we allowed this state of affairs to take place. It is for these reasons that I feel strongly that there is a case to put in place a mechanism for consultation to guarantee orderly and smooth implementation of development programmes and projects in any county government; and I see the proposed Boards as the perfect mechanism to be put in place to play this important role. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at the role of the Senate and ourselves as Senators in this House, the Constitution gives us the mandate to represent our counties, to protect the interest of our counties, to participate in making laws which touch on the counties and to exercise oversight over funds allocated to the counties. For the Senator to represent his or her county effectively, he or she needs to know what goes on in that county and he needs to understand everything that takes place in that county. The Senator must understand the needs of his own county so that he can formulate strategies to meet those needs. Therefore, there is need for us, as Senators, to keep abreast of the developments taking place in our own counties. I feel very strongly that the proposed County Development Boards will provide a platform for us to engage in the major activities taking place in our counties and, therefore, to understand the needs of our counties much better and, by doing so, to perform our duties much more effectively in undertaking the assignments which have been given to us by the Constitution. Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to urge Members of the Senate and members of the general public in our country to understand that what we are trying to do here is very critical to the success of our own county governments and devolution as a whole. I want to appeal to us in the Senate to support this Bill because I think it is a very important mechanism that we are trying to put in place. With those few remarks, Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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