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    "content": "corrupt. At that time we were told that there was a situation where you needed to have the right Judge in the right court, who knows the right lawyer and you will get the right decision. I do not want to imagine that corruption is coming back to the Judiciary, but there is a particular trend that particular kind of people, using particular kind of lawyers are getting certain kind of decisions that are against this House, against accountability and the workings of the county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, we will not be cowed as a House because we have a responsibility to interpret the Constitution. This House must continue with its responsibility to hold county governments accountable. If we have to go to jail for insisting on accountability, I will be the first person to go to Kamiti Prison on behalf of this House. If we have to go to jail because we are asking for accountability about taxpayers’ money, I am willing to be arrested for contempt of court, for purposes of pursuing accountability. This is because there is something that this country has never understood; that if we love devolution we must not be cheated that devolution is the county executive. Devolution is a bigger concept. It involves this House and other institutions of Government. If there is something that we must be worried about going forward, it is corruption of the institutions that are involved in implementation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to ask the last questions. What is the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission doing? What is the Director of Public Prosecutions doing? What proactive measures are they taking to ensure that they complement this House in holding these county governments accountable? Let me give you an example. A Governor of a particular county paid a contractor before they got completion certificates of over Kshs100 million. What do you call that? Some of the Governors are saying that they cannot be called by the Senate because they will be called by the county assemblies. Show me one Governor who has honoured summons of county assemblies in any part of this country! As a House, we will stand firm. We are willing to go the extra mile. No matter the amount of propaganda that they have made; that we are an idle House and have nothing to do--- For in the pioneer stage for a House like this one, they are lucky to have Senators like Dr. Boni Khalwale among others, who are willing to carry out robust accountability, because history will judge us positively. We will not be cowed or obey any court orders that are unconstitutional. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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