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    "content": "Mr. Chairman Sir, as the distinguished Senator from Busia grapples with the amendment, I would like to thank the distinguished Senator from Laikipia for bringing this very good amendment. One, to involve the representatives of the people in deciding where the capital of the county shall be located and two, to make sure that people are also consulted. Thirdly and more important, you have seen some of our governors who are drunk with power waking up and deciding on their own, without consulting anybody that they have moved the headquarters of the county to a different place. You have seen the case of Kiambu where a Governor woke up one day and decided that the headquarters would not be in Kiambu, but in Thika where he comes from. We must legislate to avoid this irrational excessive behaviour by any individual. We are aware of situations where many governors, upon election, may unilaterally decide to move the headquarters to their villages. We have seen this megalomaniac behaviour from the former President of Cote d’ Ivore who moved the headquarters of his country from Abidjan to a little village where he was born called Yamasucro. We also had Mobutu Seseseko who moved the headquarters from Kinshasa to a forest called Gabolite where nobody knows and nobody goes there. The examples are endless. So, the only way we can curb excesses from megalomaniacs is by legislation and having a proper law that is definitive and that can help the members of the public, in whichever county, to participate in shaping the destiny of their county. Finally, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, when this law is passed, I think it will really help. I want to thank the distinguished Senator for Kakamega and the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for their input in continuing to make devolution a reality, a pro-people movement and beneficial to the people and not to individuals. Devolution is not for Senators, it is not for governors, but it is for the people of this country and that is what we must constantly stand for. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir."
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