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    "content": "We have a situation like the one obtaining in Nairobi County, where the CORD Coalition wanted to maximize their support in Nairobi; they got the governor from ODM and the deputy governor from ODM (K) or Wiper party. I must confess that unless there are things that we do not know publicly, the two are working in tandem. I am told that the reason they are able to do so, is because they signed a memorandum of understanding that binds them together. However, it may also be the civility of the persons that run both offices. It might be that Governor Kidero and the Deputy Governor Mueke are people who are civilized enough to appreciate their situations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, not everybody is civilized and not every county had the benefit of people who have mature minds. We have seen governors and their deputies fighting in this country. During election people from different communities came together and elected their governor and his deputy. If you go to Narok County, you will discover that the governor is from the Maasai Community while the deputy governor is from the Kalenjin Community. I assume that they came together to pool resources just like the governor of Nairobi and his deputy. The same case applies to Nakuru County. The Governor is a Kikuyu while his deputy is a Kalenjin. This also applies to Trans Nzoia County where the Governor is a Luhya while his deputy is a Kalenjin. In Busia County, the Governor is a Teso while his deputy is a Luhya. The Senator is also a Luhya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so, there was a balancing act. In places where there are homogenous communities, for example, in my county, the Governor is a Marakwet, one of the Kalenjin sub-communities while his deputy is a Keiyo - again, assuming that it brings people together. The argument then was that it is important to put people together. In Baringo County, the Governor is a Tugen or Aror and his deputy is a Pokot, a sizeable but critical minority in the county. In the north eastern region whether it is in Lamu or Mombasa, one clan produced the governor while another one produced the deputy. In the coastal region, one race produced the governor while another one produced the deputy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, we cannot ignore the position of a deputy governor as a uniting position in the county. People were promised results. They were told; this is an inclusive county. When we are making decisions on the table, the governor and the deputy will sit together to make decisions that will unite people; but what happens? Once the governor comes to office, he or she tells the deputy governor that there is no provision in law for you to consult with me or define what you do. That is why there is a case like Machakos County where the governor and his deputy are chasing each other left, right and centre. The governor goes out of the country for a whole month yet the deputy has no clue even where documents are in the office. He or she cannot even receive any meaningful visitors. In Kisumu County, where one assumes that, perhaps people come from one community, the deputy governor has no clue of what is happening. So, many deputy governors who have spoken to us, including hon. Members who are seated here – even in anonymity - they go to the office, read newspapers and check whether the governor came. They are sent to funerals to read the governor’s speech. Nobody sends them to any serious and meaningful function. Nobody consults them and they do not know when the governor is in Kenya or when he is not. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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