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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the cost in terms of how much is spent to move a county headquarters from one town to another is almost prohibitive. For example, if I would give the example of my county of Kiambu. We were forced almost to start at square A to go and fabricate, renovate and sometimes even build some facilities which would support the new headquarters. All along, the County of Kiambu--- The headquarters of Kiambu County were strategically placed at Kiambu Town which is the centre of the county so that every Member of the county can access services at the headquarters irrespective of where they are coming from, creating a very important balance. Immediately that headquarters is moved from one point of the county to another, it causes undue advantage to other residents of the county. I can imagine if we have an old woman in the county who wants a matter regarding a title deed to be settled, she has to make five trips to the county headquarters, connecting twice or thrice, at times, to go to the county headquarters. That becomes not only inconveniencing but also prohibitive. The second reason that I support this Bill is that it may not be obvious but it may also have political implications. In this country, we have counties that have different ethnic groups. We also have counties where we have different political persuasions. That means that they are from different regions. When a county headquarters is moved at the convenience of a sitting Governor, probably to an area that he deems to be his stronghold, that can boil down to a serious political confrontation. To nip these problems in the bud, it is important that this issue be legislated upon so that we know where the county headquarters should be placed. Finally, because of certainty in planning, in future, as we send monies to the counties, we should be sure that all the spending will be done with surety and that it will not go to waste. When another Governor comes in place, he may decide to move that headquarters where a lot of investment has been done. With those many reasons, I support."
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