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    "content": "The fact that even the space for people to be together in a county to decide on the development is not there, creates a big question and worry. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, therefore, this Motion is very important and handy. We need to allocate offices and premises to the people who work in the county governments so that they can promote the work they do. They can look at the work plans, the master plans and organograms necessary for that particular county so that they understand the relationships within those specific counties and how their own work inputs into the work of the county government in general. This is very critical, important and necessary. We would have expected by the time devolution was operational, all these would have been put into place but we have heard and seen that this has not been the case. Many counties are still asking questions about facilities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, recently, we had a Petition from Kilifi County making a request and an inquiry about whether to proceed with some premises within the county. I am sure that this is going to be a concern for other counties. I am happy with the suggestions that Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has put across. That it is important for us to have a template, so that we have some regularity and ideal type that people within our county governments can set certain standards of how the offices should look like and how they should be presented. That is very important because it will control the budget; if we leave it untapped or unsealed, counties will spend millions of shillings that could be used for development of buildings and equipment within the particular offices. We need the focus to be in the right places. If we set a template so that we know how the offices should look like, and the equipment that should be there, the extra that is needed in terms of work facilities in each county, it will become very important. We must underline the importance that at the end of the day, the performance that is being alluded to and that which we are trying to get from the counties will only come if the human resources are well tackled. In organizational development and in terms of human resource and thinking of how they will work is always very critical to put these matters to consideration. They need to have physical facilities and an environment to work in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I heard Sen. Wangari talking about a matter where Sen. Omondi was not able to get county government offices because they are not facilitated for people with disabilities. All these things need to be taken into consideration. I feel that by enhancing these things and putting Sen.(Prof.) Lonyangapuo and Sen. Obure into this team - and they already have the experience - some of these issues will be quickly eased out so that a template and similarities that can be replicated across the various counties and can be put in place so that it becomes a question of implementation for the members of the county governments. We should not forget that we want the standards of county assemblies to match those of the National Assembly and of the Senate in terms of the presentations. The offices should also match. This will improve the quality of work. 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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