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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. First, I want to congratulate my fellow youth, who is also a Senator of this House, for bringing this Bill that is very important, especially to the development of our counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we appreciate devolution, the people at the grassroots level are the ones who are supposed to enjoy the fruits of this Constitution that we voted for in 2010. As Senators, we are the custodians of the counties, their governments and the people and, thus, it is very important that we play a very crucial role in the development of our county governments. So far, we have seen the budgets that were done by our county governments and which were passed by the county assemblies. There have been a lot of omissions and alterations which are not so good. That is why I stand to support this Bill by saying that we, the Senators, must be part of it. At the same time, we should include the participation of the local people so that they can really know what is supposed to be done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have also seen that the membership of the boards as proposed in the Bill is too big. It is very important that we should have a member from the public in the same board that not only represent the interests of the youth, but also the interests of women and people living with disabilities. Through these Boards, the 30 per cent given for procurement and delivery of goods and services meant for the youth should also be looked upon in a wider way. Why do I say this? Actually, we cannot leave this process of devolution and performance of functions to the governors and executive alone. The Senators and even other members should be consulted, and they should be part of it to ensure that our people really enjoy the fruits of this Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the issue of development in our counties, we have the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), Uwezo Fund and we also have this money that the Senate passed – the Kshs210 billion that is being disbursed to the counties – and it is important that we synchronize how these monies are going to be used. We appreciate that at the moment, we are having the integrated plans; most of the counties have done that. It is important that when these boards sit down, they are able to see what the Member of Parliament (MP) has planned to do in the constituency; what the county government is planning to do and even what the national Government is planning to do in the same county and in the same constituency, so that, actually, we do not have a duplication of the same functions as we have just said about health. You will find that an MP is trying to put up a health facility and, at the same time, the county government has also planned to put up the same facility in the same area. Through these boards, I know that the county governments are going to grow and we are going to appreciate that no Kenyan will wish to have national Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. 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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