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    "content": "where the assets are, what ought to be done, how things were done before, how they are now and the lessons learnt so that we have a smooth transition. Having said that Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have seen the national government is still interested in capturing some of the devolved functions. Like on roads, class “D” is still classified as “C”. So, what is the county government being left with? This is the Committee that will be able to intervene and ensure that people reach consensus because once you agree with these things without those tedious litigations or friction, then our country will move forward. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with the help of these committees, we are sure that our country will develop fully and we shall benefit from the fruits of justice and the hard sweat of Kenyans for passing the Constitution and working with the devolved government which both the national and county governments are working with. They are very grateful that they have this Senate to be there as an arbiter and to ensure that the county governments are protected. Even this Committee on Implementation ensures that all those laws are put into place without a lot of friction. We can see very serious people here. All these Senators are hard-working. We can see the Senior Counsel, Sen. Orengo and the young lady Sen. Kanainza who are ready and willing to work. Sen. Kanainza has the backing of the youth who are able to communicate with them in the language they understand. I am sure all of them are ready and willing to work tirelessly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even the Committee on Delegated Legislation where I sit, I know the amount of work we have done, and we have trained all our counterparts, who belong to these committees within the counties. Even now we have been calling them one by one, to sensitize and explain to them what their role is. We have even been able to share with them on some of the legislative statutory instruments and how to harmonize them. This is also good because there is continuity. It took us time to master and talk to our counterpart chairs within the counties but we have now reached a point where we call not only the chairs but also the other Members. We are able to bring at least five Members from each county. We are able to sensitize them and we have learnt that things are moving and we shall get results."
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