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"content": "impeachment like hell and the MCAs use it for purposes of blackmailing them. They demand to travel to South Africa, Singapore and so on. For example, what happened in Kericho, and I am glad the Senate found that the professor was clean, it was just blackmail. The MCAs put governors in a situation where either he has to do what they want or the governor will be impeached. Governors will not function that way. If they have a rule where they can fall back to where there is a limit, at least they would be protected. We protect them as we also control them because they are also another dangerous animal especially when it comes to consumption. Madam Temporary Speaker, let me then support with a caution that we will be supporting an amendment to put the percentage at a point which would not hurt the county governments as they are presently constituted and also to spur development. Do not forget that development is also about people and not just about roads and electricity. I know now in my former constituency, there is a road and electricity but the people who benefit from that road are very few. At one time when we were in the university, there was a very eloquent young man from Bungoma who was then a student leader. He told us that sometimes even building a tarmac road can be underdevelopment because if you do not have a vehicle to travel on it, it might finish your akala shoes faster. So, development is not just about roads and electricity. There are very few people in Mbita who actually use electricity even now. They want you to spend more money to connect it to their homes. Even after connecting, you should also pay the bills. So, if you employ a few people to teach people on what to do and how to prioritize, move agriculture, converse water, do afforestation and so on, it amounts to development. Do not cry too much about the wage bill because it is useful to employ a few technical people to help our people move forward. It would not be development if we do not change the way they live. With those many remarks, I support."
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