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    "content": "resources to counties but when you go to your county, you will find that certain sections do not get the resources because they are distributed in a skewed manner. You will find that resources go to where the governor has his sycophants but they do not reach places where the governor is being challenged. Therefore, the ward development funds are important tools for liberating MCAs from capture by governors. At least, at the very minimum if we have such funds, an MCA will be sure of a minimum amount of Kshs10 or Kshs20 million per annum going to his ward, whether or not the governor likes it. Right now, we have left it to the discretion of the governor to decide which area should be developed and which one should not. In fact, roadside declarations which used to be there during former President Moi’s time have come back through governors. You may find a governor passing through a village and announcing that they will build a school or construct a bridge. Governors say things which are not budgeted for, discussed or taken through public participation. Is the governor giving largesse like the kings of the 18th Century? Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the idea that the county assemblies also get a county assembly service commission, like Parliament has the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), for looking at the welfare of MCAs and empowering them to do their work. I know that these attempts are being fought very hard by the governors because they want to continue using resources for political purposes. Governors seem to be meeting somewhere to decide how they will install themselves into petty kingdoms. Many of them have turned themselves into varying tyrants. However brilliant you are as a person, however powerful you may think you are, you can never develop a county alone. You need the knowledge and support of others for you to succeed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---"
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