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    "content": "might be a little bit different from the way they would, probably, want to implement it in Mandera or Wajir County. If you look at those issues, you will find that it is critical that we support this Bill. Of specific interest to me is the Bill that talks about the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and affected communities, Act 56 of 2012. We all know what we went through in this country in 2008. God forbid we do not want to again experience or even witness such a scenario. It is only in the counties, with county governments that you can truly know those who were affected and who were internally displaced. These people have the records and interact more with the persons living in the counties. Within the county, they also know where land is available within the same county and the issues that can one’s location not conducive for resettlement. This is very important. Look at the National Honours Act. We sit in Nairobi and come up with a list of people who qualify to have this honour bestowed upon them. If we allowed counties to have their input you would see that there is some input which is critical, but who are very silent. These people can only be brought to the fore through the county system. It is people from that community and from that region who know exactly, their input and how the input has helped this nation to grow, to become cohesive and to move on in unity. Considering all the Acts that have been passed, it is critical that we pass this Bill and we allow the input of counties so that we have the opportunity to address the information gaps. In my opinion, whether we want to accept it or not, me and you could have read the Constitution and understood. However, I believe a very big percentage of Kenyans have not internalized the Constitution. The inclusion of County Governments will give us an opportunity to bridge the information gap with a lot of civic education that can come up with more synthesized information that can be passed on to the population of a specific county, probably, even in the local language, if need be. We should use examples that are relevant to that community so that they understand the Constitution. They should give their input from a position of information knowing exactly what they are dealing with. With those few remarks, I do not want to repeat myself. I support the Bill."
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