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    "content": "When some of us wanted to know why they had not come, they said that the County Executive Committee (CECs) came and will represent them. Amazingly, some of the governors were staying in hotels in Eldoret at that time. So, that did not augur very well with us. This brings a point out, that is, servant leadership which we were parading looking for votes. That is beginning to be replaced by some kind of power. So, the governors are forgetting that they are supposed to serve the people. I am hoping that as we enter into the second year of devolution the teething problems of people thinking that they are bigger than other leaders will be eliminated. Servant leadership entails being humble enough to present your county any time when you are required. This is the spirit that the Constitution envisages. Some of the key issues that we brought up for request in order for the counties to function well in their appeals, include rural electrification which has become a problem in some counties, especially the counties in the North Rift where some schools are not covered. I want to give credit to the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rural Electrification Authority (REA), Mr. Ayieko. Together with his team, they were dedicated and made sure that the grid was taken to almost every part of the country as was decreed by the President in the Grand Coalition Government at that time. The President said that all schools must be connected to power. Even in this Jubilee Government, the President made a decree that every school that had not been covered must be connected. This calls upon people to work together. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some contractors who are involved in REA projects are not serious. Some of them have been on site for over four years. I was even surprised to find that we have some Chinese who are taking electrical polls to some very remote areas and they fear going to those areas. This is where I call upon the national Government to work in tandem with the counties."
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