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"content": "it promptly. This is because if it is not done, it may lead to permissiveness in dealing with public resources in counties, which is definitely not good for this country. Elsewhere, in this nation, we have seen - as was being dramatized in radio and television this week - the issue of water resources in Murang’a County, which we shall discuss next week. It demonstrates benefits that can accrue to a county assembly when they do their work properly. However, because of corruption, some people are compromised not to expedite and execute works of county assemblies diligently so that in a rather bizarre manner, a report that had been adopted by the county assembly is then peculiarly disowned by the county assembly speaker and some of the Members. These are the things that make Kenyans extremely cynical about devolution. We must pay attention to this because devolution is a wonderful opportunity for development to take place at the grassroots and for resources to go to the counties for purposes of improving reproductive forces in the counties, providing opportunities of employment for the youth, giving opportunities for agricultural produce to be commercialized and increased value addition in agriculture, opening up counties that were not previously opened up for commerce to take place and building infrastructure beyond levels imagined ten years ago, let alone even five years ago. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if these resources are properly utilized, then as envisaged in Vision 2030, this nation should be a middle income nation not just in words but in reality. That dream will be realized. If we do not put our foot down and make sure that there is responsible use of resources at the county level, we may miss an important opportunity in the history of this country. This is because as the present Constitution provides, we cannot cease to channel resources to the counties every year through the Division of Revenue Bill. We cannot avoid that. However, if we do not have equivalent responsibility in the use of these resources at the counties, this nation will write a very sad history. During the recess, we should pay attention to the problem of insecurity and, quite often, insecurity perpetrated by the security agencies. What happened yesterday in Ahero was as a result of the police moving into a girls’ school at night and when the Member of Parliament for that area went to find out what was happening, the police decided that the Member of Parliament was now the enemy of the security agents and a complementary partner in trying to deal with insecurity. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we play our oversight role, we run foul of the security agents who think otherwise. There must be collaboration and understanding in the things we do, because in this House in particular, we have men and women with tremendous experience in public affairs who are not going to do guess work. Therefore, as we go on recess we should seriously think about insecurity in the countryside. However, it is not for legislators to ensure security in the countryside. I gave an example yesterday of how our colleague Sen. Sang and I experienced conflict on our common border. It was not for us to bring security. We just went there because there was a crisis and being representatives of the people we had to be there. However, the State organs responsible for security should have been ahead of us and not waited for any of us to call them and tell them what to do. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenyans pay taxes so that services can be delivered in terms of roads, water and health, but much more importantly, services in terms of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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