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"content": "between certain governors and certain Senators who cannot sit together – but this will make them have to sit together because they do not have an option. It is not about personalities – about who I like and who I do not like – but it is about the county; and that the county can move to the next level. I have always thought that the best Governor is the one who, from the word go, is able to delegate and delegate to the right people. I think there is a sense of fear in terms of trying to amass power at the level of the Governor. So, in most of the counties, we find governors who want to be lone rangers, but that is exactly where the fate of devolution is going to be. It is very difficult for each of those governors, as a lone ranger, to bring development to each of those counties; and the sooner they are told that, the better. They have to learn to become team players; there is a reason why we have various roles in the devolved system. We have Senators, we have Members of County Assembly (MCAs); we have Women Representatives at the county level as well and each of them with a specific role. In fact, I will go further and say that in the team of the 14 who are meant to be in the Board, clear allocation of roles and responsibilities should also be given in terms of the direction and what exactly they are bringing in as members of that particular board. That should take us to the next level. So, I think it is a practical aspect that really helps us to come together to make decisions all together. There is value in having more players come into the team than having a few players, because it minimizes the risk of errors. Somebody somewhere will be able to point out that “this is right” and “this is wrong.” The setting of the goals together, going back to the plans and analyzing them; plans on how to achieve these particular goals that have been set in a concise and clear manner, looking through the finances, objectives and the team players in terms of who will do what, when will it be done and looking through the policies that are going to come at the county level in terms of actualizing them, so that allocation of the various roles is very important. It also gives us a forum to begin answering questions, to project and look at pitfalls that might lie on our way in terms of development agenda. Mr. Speaker, Sir, various people come from various professions, and I think the richness of these boards is that the various professionals will be in a position to look ahead and see what specific pitfalls are there and how to counteract them well in advance. It will also give counties an opportunity to have an evaluatory framework so that for each of the agendas that they have set, they can actually discuss in advance how they are going to gauge themselves, to find out whether or not they will achieve a particular level of success that they have put ahead of themselves even before that happens. So, if taken this way, they are able to really all play a participatory role, knowing that at the end of the day, what matters is achievement for the county. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the logic of who should be the Chair of the Board has been argued by the various Senators. Initially, there was a lot of skepticism and this is what was jittery, with the governors feeling that Senators wanted to take power. But Senators have been placed rightfully in the position to be representatives of the counties and the direct link of the county government with the national Government. So, at that pivotal role, we are best placed to actually be the ones who chair the specific boards. Over time, one of the things that has come out very clearly is that whenever the different players have been put together – and I will give the example of the Senate and 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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