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    "content": "work. There were a lot of man hours put into this report. Looking at the report, there are some mistakes which have been done when it comes to the management or the leadership of Homa Bay. I have been to this and it is a beautiful county. I have seen a lot of improvements since devolution came in place, but having looked at this report, I can see that a lot better could have been done and the people of Homa Bay County would have enjoyed more and better fruits of devolution which they passed through the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the problem with most counties is that the leadership believes in this maxim of “me, myself and I.” This issue of teamwork is not fully embraced. There are some people like the deputy governors, in fact, the reason Sen. Murkomen found it fit to bring the Bill that we passed a while ago to give the deputy governors more teeth. When we looked at the Petition from the people of Embu County, we could see that disconnect. That disconnect is what leads to such mistakes which have been pointed out by these Committee Members. I know that in some counties like Machakos, some revenue was collected and it is utilized. There was a time that it was done according to the information that we were given. Those are the kind of mistakes that we make and you are not able to account for the money when the right time for accounting comes. The people of your area who contribute do not see where the sweat they go through is taking them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this money belongs to the people and it should serve them wisely. It should be looked into and protected and guarded. If you do not protect the interests of the people, this is how you get such reports. This is how to get such reports. I agree with the Committee that the county governments should use restricted-tendering sparingly, if it is not giving the results that they want. The recruitment of personnel is not done on need-basis, but on ‘scratch my back’ basis. Opportunities are given to chief campaigners, people from a particular clan and so on. Such incidents make people not to adhere to the strict rules of employment. If the rules and regulations governing the procurement of goods and services in the public sector are not obeyed or adhered to the letter, there will not be any uniformity or way forward. We shall continue going round and round without any progress. By now, at least, all counties should have laid firm foundations, so that within no time----"
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