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    "content": "where we begun and where we are heading to, using the people who were ahead of us and those who are here today. I join my colleagues also in remembering the late Mzee Ojwang, who in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s before the coming of the coloured television, was a dominant factor. Every Sunday afternoon, after church, many families would be crowded around the television to watch the drama. There was only one television network, that is, Voice of Kenya (VoK) now known as the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). In their sunset years, they have gone through a lot because we have forgotten about them. We are what we are today, courtesy of these people. I want to thank Sen. Sonko for taking him to hospital when he had eye problems a few months ago. The governor and the entire team should step in and assist these people wherever they are. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill proposes the establishment of the county hall of fame in the 47 counties. We have one in the national Government where they recognize people, after Jamhuri Day every year, by giving them medals. Like somebody has mentioned, a number of prominent people like the then ministers and people who did not do much would be rewarded by giving them honours or medals because they are in a higher position. There are others who are never remembered yet they played a very serious role. We were using people like the District Commissioners (DCs) and chiefs to identify them. There was a tendency of bringing friends. The President of the Republic of Kenya never chairs what happens in the national arena. There is a select committee that deals directly with the rewarding. They also have other committees in the counties to identify and take the names of these people to the national committee. For that reason, in the next stage, I will propose to the originator of the Bill, that instead of the Clause 6, which talks about the management of the county hall of fame and that each county shall have the county hall of fame selection committee which is supposed to consist of the county governors and others, instead of all those people who are in position elected or appointed, we should have a committee headed by an eminent person in that county, somebody that can be agreed upon by the elected leaders who chairs the County Hall of Fame Selection Committee. This should be removed from the duties of the governor because it is not listed for him to do. At the point of submission of the names by the select committee, the governor, Senator, all the selected Members of National Assembly, women representatives, the leader of majority and minority and a few prominent people from that county sit down to agree on the names that need to be remembered. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is key so that we avoid what we are seeing today, where if you put the governor- I am surprised at what is happening in our own counties- that the development agenda that is taking place in the counties is driven by one man because we do not have ladies who are governors for now. Governors are the ones who launch simple things like cattle dips, opening and closing of bridges and everything else, to the extent that some of them are looking excessively tired today. One of them appeared today in the Committee of County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC). The Senator for Homa Bay was present because the Governor for Homa Bay was present. There are certain things that we brought up in the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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