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    "content": "out there are not feeling devolution. The Committee on Devolved Government should do a little bit more and push for more money to go to the counties and not just the 15 per cent. We should go above that because we know that most of the money being retained at the national Government is not fully accounted for. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, talking about the Committee on Implementation, we have been told that 33 Bills have been passed by this House. So many Petitions have been handled by either the Committees or individuals. I would like to know the number of Bills that have been enacted into law. We can pass a Bill but is it being enforced? These are the things that we need to be told by the Committee on Implementation. We have decided to maintain the same Membership for purposes of continuity. However, we would like to find out what those Senators have done in the last three Sessions because we are heading to the Fourth Session yet people out there are complaining that the Senate is not being felt. How are we going to be felt? What will we tell wananchi after the five years about what we have done? I am not just challenging these Sessional Committees but other Committees as well. I am a member of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget and the Committee on Health, and I know that with our able chairpersons, we will go to the hospitals and make noise until we witness change. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Delegated Legislation needs to follow up on legislation. We need to know the kind of legislation that county assemblies are passing. Are the counties operating on legislation that is different from their neighbouring counties? All legislation in the 47 counties should read the same. If rates are to be charged at 10 per cent, that should be reflected in all the counties. There is no reason as to why others should be higher than others unless it is in Nairobi because properties in Nairobi attract more revenue and are more viable. However, in the rural areas, I think that if we pass legislation that is punitive, we are punishing our people. I beg to support."
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