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    "content": "I want to call upon the leadership of this Senate, especially Sen. Wetangula and Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki to act more aggressively on this matter of empowering Senators because this is the only way we can rein in the runaway corruption in this counties. It is our responsibility to protect devolution against external and internal threats. Unfortunately, as I speak right now, devolution is facing the greatest internal threat. The pilferage of resources and the kind of runaway corruption we are seeing in our counties are enormous. Therefore, we cannot expect the county assemblies to carry out the oversight alone without our input. The Constitution has given the legal infrastructure to the county assemblies to carry out oversight in our counties. However, they do not have the political muscle to do so. This House has been given a very weak legal infrastructure, but we have the political clout. If we had these resources the kind of runaway corruption in our counties would be checked. I commit as the Chair of Delegated Legislation that by Tuesday, next week, we will have a report so that we trigger the other processes. However, we want to ask the leadership of this House to continue engaging. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki being my lecturer, my senior and my leader in this House, together with Sen. Moi, who access State House every often, should use that opportunity to whisper to the President and the Deputy President that the Senate needs the resources to move on."
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