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    "content": "But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are trying to do is, in fact, to settle once and for all possibilities of future conflicts so that, tomorrow, you do not have, for example, a county that has a lot of strong municipal centres or headquarters moving depending on who is the Governor and where he comes from; and this can happen. So, this Bill is so critical in protecting the resources of the counties and in curbing the behavior of Governors who will engage in unhelpful wastage. What will prevent the Governor of Kajiado, for example, in feeling tempted that because Kitengela is a much more vibrant city than Kajiado, to move the headquarters to Kitengela because that is where the goodies are? What will prevent the Governor of Kilifi to be tempted to think that because Mtwapa is now more vibrant and closer to the airport in Mombasa, to move his headquarters from Kilifi to Mtwapa? These are the things we are trying to prevent so that people do not just wake up one morning and make irrational, individual and selfish decisions that affect counties. This is what we want. I can say the same of Nakuru, where the good lady comes from. The Governor can wake up one morning and say that Naivasha has got a vibrant floriculture, a fresh water lake as opposed to Lake Nakuru, which is salty; so, let us move to Naivasha. This discretion should never be left to one individual, and that is why we are insulating and ring fencing the interests of the counties and the people of this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also the usual temptation in this country – and we have seen it being obscenely done at national Government and now we are seeing it at county governments – where when people want to steal money, they embark on buildings; let us build this, and 50 per cent is buildings; let us build this, 30 per cent is building. This is money that we want to go to change the lives of Kenyans, not to put in brick and mortar for the opulence and megalomaniac behavior of individuals. This is what---"
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