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    "content": "The Board will provide a platform for consultation, planning, coordination and oversight with advisory powers, not compulsion or directive to the county government. It has, therefore, no direct role in the implementation of the programmes and projects at the county level. Fifth, Article 6(2) of the Constitution provides as follows:- “The governments at the national and county levels are distinct and inter-dependent and shall conduct their mutual relations on the basis of consultation and cooperation.” Sometimes we seem to emphasize the word “distinct” without emphasizing the words “inter-dependent, mutual relations on the basis of consultation and cooperation.” This Board provides that mechanism in which the mutual relations can be conducted on the basis of consultations and cooperation. The Senate, therefore, is the only constitutional inter governmental institution. This Board provides a proper structural relationship between the Senate and the county governments as well as the national Government in order to facilitate access to information and, therefore, effective and qualitative oversight. Finally, I wish to inform the public to realise and be aware that the constitutional responsibility of the Senate is to the people of Kenya in the counties and not simply to any particular entity including specific office holders like the Governors. Devolution has various actors and Governors must work with all the actors. Governors as the Chief Executives and the Deputy Governors as the Deputy Chief Executives do not have the monopoly on planning and policy making. As provided for in the Constitution, they need input from the public and various stakeholders through participatory frameworks as provided for in this Board. In fact, the County Governments Act provides that a forum shall be created, and I think that this is the forum that was being anticipated by law. Thank you."
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