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    "speaker_name": "June 4, 2014 SENATE DEBATES 31 Sen. Orengo",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to congratulate Sen. Khalwale for coming up with these ideas fast and quick. The imperial China has changed its capital many times in its many years of existence. The capital kept on changing depending on the ruler, the dynasty and those who have read China’s history know that in certain instances, complaints have arisen as to why the seat of Government is at one particular place. As I support this Bill, I do not think that it is the intention of Dr. Khalwale not to amend what is contained in the Schedule. What is contained there can be amended if we have a better idea. The main objective is to ensure that in every county government, the headquarters is well known. If you transact business with any county government, you should know where they are operating from. That is why when you register a company; you are required to demonstrate where the offices of the company are. If there are any changes, a notice has to come. For Siaya, I am happy that the seat of government will be in Siaya. Before the establishment of the larger Siaya District, the seat of the county council was in a town known as Ukwala but had to be moved to Siaya for very good reasons. If this is left open, we will not have any stability. In Rarieda, for a long time, there has been a problem of where the headquarters should be. You have said that county assemblies should decide where the seat of the county government will be. What Sen. Khalwale is trying to do is more. Once you know where the seat of Government is, then you will begin to plan and to build the infrastructure. The heart of every country is the Capital. Having been told where the capital of every county is and if you go there and find that it is not properly done and you do not also see the offices of the Government because they are mixed up, what Sen. Khalwale is trying to do may be compromised. If this Bill becomes law, I will hope that in Siaya we will have an avenue where major Government buildings will be constructed since there is space. This is not an urban area with many constructions going on. So, without saying much, this is a Bill which has come at the right time and early enough. This is because if we left it up to probably the end of the tenure of this Senate, other counties may have made decisions which may compromise what we are trying to do. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I congratulate Sen. Khalwale also for having done some homework, because in some of these areas you are never too sure where the capitals of the county governments should be. But I think that he has listened to the people in various areas, for example, in Kiambu where there was controversy. He has decided in this Bill to put the seat of Government where the people of Kiambu want it to be and where it is most convenient. So, we would have had a problem with this Bill if the designated location of county governments would be a matter that he just did without some homework and research. I have tried to go through the list and think of any other area where there maybe problems about where the seat of Government should be, except the two that he mentioned. One is Vihiga and other one is Makueni. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I truly beg to support."
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