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    "content": "then one can sit and say: Let the county government concentrate on its functions while the CDF is utilized on functions which cannot be targeted by the county government. So, basically, that consultation will iron out a lot of issues and we will have a smooth running of the county governments. If there is any suspicion at the county level, they will iron it out there. This forum provides a very clear avenue for declaring who gets what and how it is spent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, then there is the coordination and consultation for the CIDP which is the programme which will be used for the five years during the Governor’s term. This is basically what he intends to achieve so that we can gauge him or her from the beginning. He or she would have set out what they intend to do and we interrogate it from the beginning so that as his or her term progresses we can gauge their performance and for the public to know. This provides a very good forum for us to participate so that we do not wait for five years when things will have gone wrong. If there is put in place a system where nobody interferes with the other, then we will leave somebody to mess for five years and then talk of removing them at elections. This is a case where for the benefit of the county you can direct the development agenda because the Board is supposed to have quarterly meetings. You can direct the development agenda for the benefit of the residents of that county. You do not just leave the Governor to do things on his own and then talk about them after five years. That is a long time and he could have wasted a lot of resources. Then there is the consideration and adoption of the budget before approval. The previous speaker said that that adoption seems to be bordering on some other body’s function like the county assembly. However, it is very clear. It says that the Board will adopt and then it will be approved by the county assembly. I believe this is still in order and it is all about resources. Devolution is about resources and if the resources are devolved from the national Government, then they reach the county level and are expended by one person, then that devolution will not be used for the purpose that it was intended. It is better for every leader to be part of the budgeting process so that they can give their input, we have the public participation and at the end of the day, what the county assembly approves is what we, as the elected leaders of that county, have all agreed on. I fully support this Bill as it is and would like to thank Sen. Sang who thought of this idea because it is something we felt was lacking in these devolution set up. There should have been a way that we, as Senators and even the Members of Parliament, have a way of participating in the planning and the development of this county. As it is right now, it is how you relate to the Governor that determines whether you will know what is going on in the county or not. Thank you."
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