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    "content": "and many of them are uncomfortable with this kind of provision, and for good reason. We cannot institutionalize consultation in circumstances where it is not necessary. The deputy governor is the principal assistant to the governor. If the governor wants him to do something, he instructs him. If the governor is out of the country, he becomes the governor and not the deputy. That is what the law says. If the governor leaves jurisdiction, for example, when he leaves Bungoma County to come to Nairobi County, for the time he is away, the deputy governor is the governor. That is the only way things can work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the President leaves the country, his Deputy acts as the President. I do not expect that as a President, I should be constrained by the law to over-consult on everything I do. Where does the conduct of a governor in the performance of the functions of the governor begin and end? When do I cease to be a governor when I am in my jurisdiction? If I am going to watch a football match organized in some ward, I am still performing my duties as a governor going to cheer my electorate. Do I need to consult my deputy so that I go there? If you want to arm yourself with an AK47 rifle and go to the border of Uganda and deal with rustling like I would expect it to happen in the counties of West Pokot and Turkana, do you need to request the deputy governor to allow you to do that? It is your duty. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to repeat where I started. Let us not legislate to pass laws and insulate---"
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