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    "content": "I expect the sponsor of the Bill to ensure the formulation and implementation of policies, legislations, strategies and mechanisms have a timeline. That is the reason I believe he brought this Bill. The Constitution is very elastic and talks of “progressive realisation.” Now that we want it to be moved, we want realistic realisation, taking into account all the attendant facts. In fact, when you look at what is going on in this country, it appears as if there is a conspiracy between the national and county government leadership. Officers working in the county governments steal as much as they can, but we see nothing, say nothing and do nothing. That is what goes on. Otherwise, from what we have been seeing, do you think some governors would still be riding around with sirens and becoming a public nuisance all over? That would not be possible. Do you think the issues surrounding Ms. Waiguru and others would be tolerated in a serious Government? That is not true. Money is being stolen because we have not obligated people to put it to the use that we can hold them to account on a daily basis. Now, Kenyans are very litigious. We want to strengthen the Office of the Public Defender, to go to court on behalf of street urchins, parking boys and everybody to enforce their rights. That is the only way we will spring this country from a third world country to a developed country. We have a very new and progressive Constitution with a mindset of the old Constitution. People just do things the way they want. Madam Temporary Speaker, under what vote did the 100 Members of Parliament (MPs) who went to The Hague get paid by the Government? They have been catered for in terms of tickets and hotels for the trip to The Hague. Some have just gone there to be seen to be in solidarity. There are many of us who have said even on this Floor that we do not like what hon. Ruto is going through and we never wanted anybody to go to The Hague. We said that going to The Hague was not an option that we needed to exercise. However, they have built a whirlwind and a storm around it and now it is a conduit for misusing State funds. Which of the Members of Parliament would use his money to fly to The Hague? It is State funds they are using. Money is being given to people in brown envelopes. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have said before that the Deputy President, hon. William Ruto’s, real enemies are the cantankerous characters shouting from morning to evening about his case without knowing what it is all about. They are the ones infuriating the court and the opinion and doing all manner of things. That money could go towards the realisation of the rights of Kenyans; right to food, housing and everything. Equally important, in trying to realise these rights, will be attendant legislation that may not be contained in this Bill, on how to improve or mechanize our agriculture to maximise production of good food for the Kenyan people. Madam Temporary Speaker, devolution comes into play here and we have been really let down by a few institutions – the Transition Authority (TA), the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and our own Committee on Devolved Government. With all these mighty under the Constitution, why are devolved functions still being performed by the national Government? Healthcare is 95 per cent devolved with the national 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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