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    "id": 439087,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "We are trying to prevent those kinds of things. You have seen the excesses with our own Governors; the Governor of Kiambu is a glaring example. He just wakes up and says “the headquarters of Kiambu County will be in Thika”. Why? Because he was a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Thika; when everybody knows that Kiambu is the natural headquarters of Kiambu County! There are many other examples that we can cite. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are discharging a very important function in passing this Bill; one, by preventing future conflicts; and, two, by settling matters once and for all. I have seen in some counties where Governors are dismantling the headquarters of their counties. You will find his office is in one town and he is busy building a mansion 50 kilometres away in another town. This is wastage that we can ill afford. So, what I want to encourage – I heard the sentiments of my good friend, Sen. Henry ole Ndiema and Sen. G.G. Kariuki; they are legitimate and valid – that we can bring changes to this Bill because a good idea will always give way to a better idea, especially in terms of counties that have challenges like Taita Taveta, Laikipia and one or two others. 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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