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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, even office space for the Senators is a big issue. The amount of, say, Kshs35,000 to hire an Office Assistant is really not adequate. What kind of an office will you have for yourself and your staff? The financial resources are not also adequate because, as a Senator you need to interact with people. You should be the focal point and convener of consultative fora in the county. Therefore, you need finances to hire halls and get resource persons to be able to be in touch with the public on the ground in order to effectively participate in decision making. So, I think the establishment of a service organization for the Senate would be very useful. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of committees, I want to thank the Committee for coming up with the proposed committees. This will really make our work easier and make us more efficient in terms of productivity and effectiveness in the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of Messages, I think it is very important that as a Senate, the organization that is responsible for devolution, we should have constant interaction with the county executive and the assemblies. But while that is required, I think it will be very important that it is also recognized in these Standing Orders; that as per the Constitution, the Senator represents the counties and their governments. Therefore, for any Message that perhaps would emanate from the counties, there is need to rope in the Senator somewhere, so that messages do not just land from the counties to the Speaker without the knowledge of the Senator for that county. This is very critical. Otherwise, that process would undermine the functions and authority of the Senator in that area. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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