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    "content": "we see how to resolve issues in this county. We cannot leave the County Assembly of Isiolo in limbo just because of issues that were done within the Assembly. Although they are in court, a judge asked the Speaker and the Majority Leader to step aside. In other words, the courts are supporting the agenda of a governor doing the work alone without going through the county assemblies. I know today we are not discussing the courts, but it is important for Kenyans to note these issues. I heard in the radio this afternoon that the Governor of Makueni is still insisting that the county needs to dissolved. This is a very worrying trend. If the governors can win in that, next time we will have many governors deciding that the county assemblies should be dissolved. We must stand firm on this issue. This Senate is supposed to take Article 96 seriously and perform its role. This is the time that we must prove that we are there to defend the counties and their governments. It is also important for the Senate to have a serious retreat with the different warring groups like the governors. We also need to have a meeting with the Chief Justice so that we can understand why we are finding ourselves in conflict while the Constitution when Kenyans knew they will have a legislative chamber and the courts to assist the chamber to interpret the laws. But if the interpretation will be returning Governor Wambora to work and for them deciding on the work that the chamber would have done, and especially the High Court which has become – I do not want to use a derogative word – but the High Court is not doing service to Kenyans anymore. It has decided to work for the governors. Most of the time, we have to move to the Supreme Court to get things working. This is a disservice to the Judiciary itself. It is up to the Supreme Court to always solve the stalemates that we have. I do not think this is right for the courts. We wanted a Supreme Court that will help us interpret this new Constitution. Therefore, the High Court and the Court of Appeal should respect what Kenyans felt will be the spirit and letter of this Constitution. For the Senate, it is time to put our feet down. The casual way we do things will affect us. We must stand seriously to ensure that outside there when we give a command, if it is to the National Treasury, for example, that money should not be remitted to Bomet County, I do not think the National Treasury should come and ask us questions. It is up to them to do that and then call us for a meeting to say: “We have done what you requested, but give us reasons why we are supposed to do this.” If we are going to address each other in the media with the National Treasury, we will have lost it completely. I wish to see the National Treasury following what the County Public Investments and Accounts Committee had recommended. The three counties have not had the respect to come to the Committee and listen to the issues. When I hear the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury, saying that he would want the Senate to elaborate further why we have removed one county and left the other three, for me, this does not make sense. This is wrong. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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