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    "content": "governments, we are not going to allow that to happen. We are being asked many questions, for example, why we allow the national Government to step on our mandate. We were quiet, giving them time to reason and to read the Constitution carefully. However, it appears as if they are not reading and following the Constitution. Instead, they are violating the Constitution. Kenyans have read this Constitution. Their keeping quiet does not mean that they are not aware of what is happening. A time will come when Kenyans will speak. A time is coming when we will call for a referendum. That is the time when Kenyans will speak because they are tired of hypocrisy and selfishness. When something comes here for the benefit of the county governments, the National Assembly opposes it. The CDF should go to county governments. If they are saying that the Senate does not have work to do, they should know that they are the ones who do not have work to do. They used to deal with development matters which the county governments are now doing. Construction of roads, building of schools and giving out bursaries is being done by county governments. What we are experiencing is conflict. A Governor can initiate the construction of a road but the CDF Committee comes later to claim that it is the one which is supposed to construct the same road. At the end of the day, nothing moves and yet Kenyans are still suffering. Public money is being pocketed. We cannot allow this. Time has come when the Senate must stand up and say that enough is enough. We are speaking on behalf of Kenyans who cannot come here and speak for themselves. This is the high time that we, as a Senate, must say that enough is enough. We cannot tolerate this nonsense. Violation of the Constitution is bringing the country down. Is this the way we want to move? We are moving backward instead of going forward. We have leaders who have a duty and responsibility to take care of these things. They were elected and sworn in to protect the Constitution. Is violating the Constitution the same as protecting it? Why is it that our colleagues at the National Assembly reason as if they are there for their own benefits? You must sit, as a leader, flashback and ask yourself whether the people you are representing are benefiting from your leadership. If they are not benefiting, you should find out what you are supposed to do. If the law is not favouring Kenyans, then we should come up with a law that will make them comfortable. We need to protect and support the Constitution."
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