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    "content": "difference in practice and the theory itself and the hopes that Kenyans put in the Constitution. This is where the paradox is. When it comes to votes and voters, we are not judged by what we do as per Article 96 or the Articles of Chapter 11 of the Constitution on matters of devolution. Subtly, the voters are asking for very funny things. People are now concerned about whether you attended a fundraising to help him to buy a wire mesh for fencing his land. The things that people demand are not written anywhere in the Constitution. In fact, it can only be through practice. You will realize that those who are doing theatrics, punching walls, yelling and dancing are more heard and seen to be active than the rest of us who are focusing on passing the law and providing oversight to ensure Kenyans are enjoying representation. You will realize that it is not the amount of questions that you ask here on behalf of your county that will make you to be re-elected, neither is it the amount of legislation that you pass that will leave a legacy for you. Unfortunately, what has become important are the harambees, theatrics and organization of demonstrations which are - although very important in the direction of representation - they are not the key issues that we are called to do. Unfortunately, you must be able to do both. We must continue doing the work expected of us in the Constitution with zeal because that is where posterity comes in. When the people wake up in the future when the madness of politics has settled down, they will sit down and ask themselves what they were expecting Senators to do. That is where legacy, posterity is. That it will be remembered that Sen. Hassan, Sen. Sang, I and others worked so hard to change the formula because we cared about marginalized communities. On the formula of sharing of revenue, we left very important information that will be used in future by a better and more competent CRA that will actually come and do a proper work in sharing of resources. Sen. Hassan said when we were debating that the formula suggested by CRA is just a formula that was so simple and there was no thought into it because they feared the unchartered waters. They did not want to think broadly. They never thought about the concept of marginalized groups; they never looked at the question of the wage bill in so far as urban areas and urban cities are concerned. Some of the things that we have done are already on record. We looked at the Devolution Committee of transfer of functions and recommended in the report what needs to be done and there is Sen. Sang’s Bill. When the Judiciary wakes up one day, the country will realize the importance of leaders working together. They will come back and say that Sen. Sang had a point. I saw Sen. Sang conversing with the former Chairman of the Committee for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) and he was asking him how he will participate in the development of his county when he comes to this House because he is aspiring to be a Senator. Some of the things that we have done may never have been accepted. When we were forming the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee where Sen. Hassan was the Vice-Chairperson at that point, many people including ourselves in this House were wondering whether that is an area we should go. But look at what we have done as a result of that Committee. We have been able to make many Governors and County Governments to become more vigilant, they think through what needs to be done. 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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