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    "content": "the Transition Authority (TA); the Senate and the CIC – every time there have been differences and lack of understanding, when people have been put together, they have been able to understand and pull from one position. So, I think we will see that from the Board level, it will be possible for these players to come, put their issues on the table and move forward. I do not see a conflict between the oversight role and the actual execution at the Board level; and I would like to use the example of a teacher who supervises students. At one point, they are only a supervisor, but at that point in which that work is being examined, they reject or pull themselves away and begin to also assume an oversight role. So, by being part and parcel of the Board, it will actually give Senators a sharper vision and clarity of the issues at the county level, which will actually enhance their oversight role within those specific counties. It is therefore not surprising that because the Senate is really the Upper House and the most powerful as far as devolution is concerned that our counterparts in the National Assembly would like to talk about the disbandment of the Senate. I think by beginning this discussion, they are actually looking for a way out for themselves. If we are talking about the wage bill, then we can come up with arguments of restructuring the Senate in such a way that we actually have the 47 women representatives at the county level and keep the elected Senators within the Senate and that will still give a good representation. As things stand now, there is a duplication of roles. At the county level, we have even covered the constituencies. So, we can actually say that their role is being duplicated and by the same argument, their role can actually be usurped by the Senators. I think the first time we were a bit tolerant to them when this debate started, but I think we should no longer be tolerant to them. I think we should come up with blazing guns to defend our position and at the end of the day, if the argument is about the wage bill, then we are going to present a scenario where the wage bill is going to go down. I think this debate is taking a lot of our time and moving us away from the tasks that we should perform. It is very clear in Kenyans’ minds about what the obligations for the Senate and the National Assembly are. Those obligations are also very clear to the Senators and Members of the National Assembly. We should save this country a lot of time to debate issues about development. I, once again, congratulate Sen. Sang and strongly support this Bill."
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