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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have made various efforts directed exactly in that direction. Our efforts of ensuring that we put county boards into place have hit a snag; efforts to make sure that we evaluate projects in the counties, identify what needs to be done and pull together to ensure that that happens also needs to done. So, overall oversight becomes very critical. There is absolutely no way we can run away from that particular responsibility. That sort of awareness and knowledge is very important. I remember sitting in the Speakers Gallery of the National Assembly that afternoon. A member who was sitting next to me asked me: “Is this what happens in the National Assembly? Is this how business is conducted in the National Assembly?” Right across on the other side of the Gallery we had students who were visiting. I cannot imagine the sort of shock they must have had at the process and the way things were going on. In fact, there was a fear that at any moment the whole Assembly would break into song, to actually push their agenda. So, it was a very unfortunate afternoon that we had Dr. Monica Juma who had the credentials and qualification not getting the position that she was seeking. It is that sad that the general ambience and way of processing issues is very disturbing. It is even more disturbing for me when I listen to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale saying that maybe even the figures that might have been assented to by the President, might not actually be the figures that have been presented to this House. That means that we need to go back again and have both the Committees sit and look at the figures that were initially presented and those that are now there, and actually find out what is happening. We must begin to talk to Kenyans very loudly and clearly. This is a freedom that we have fought for too long. There are people who enjoy freedom and others who are suffering and want to see a change in the way things are done in this country and devolution can be made to work. This will ensure people can also breathe and get health facilities like other Kenyans without having to beg for those specific facilities. It is for that reason that the Senate was put into place. We must fight for that space no matter what it takes and be a united Senate. We must begin to identify what the issues are in this Senate that we need to pursue fearlessly as one united Senate. If we are able to put it together in that way, then we will be able to move forward to the next level and make things that we did not project to happen. 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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