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    "content": "oversight funds that we have been requesting for would have been useful at this time. This money would not have been for our use, but to help us establish a technical team that would have enabled the office of the Senator to thoroughly look at the happenings in the county. It is regrettable that the famous Sen. Sang Bill that would have compelled all leadership elected and stakeholders in the every county to be meeting once in a while to look at the progress in the counties did not sail through. The mess that we are seeing today through the issues raised by the Auditor-General would have diminished. This is because the counties would have benefited from the knowledge of the Senator who would have explained how the counties would focus on projects and how rules should not be broken. I understand the frustrations that Sen. Muthama has gone through this week. The Governor has been appearing before the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC). Major issues are being raised in the Committee. The Governor looked mesmerized. However, the chain of human beings who were there – I had time to sit down with Governor Mutua and I asked him: “I thought we used to work together, what happened?” He said: “This is not a small department. This is a Government and everybody is inside it.” Do you remember someone once said that pick-pockets are found in the bus when the driver is ahead driving? This is when you need more transparency than working closely with the people. When the President was talking to the agencies of Government whose staff were earning salaries of over Kshs1 million per month and results coming to zero--- That is why I was told, Sen. Muthama, that it was not an ugly presentation. We expect the President to move to stage two. He should deal with the people who are not listening to him. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let us visit where we can manage to reach. I know the election year is nearby. I am also told our colleagues in the “Lower House” are today going for recess. Some of them have not been visiting their counties; it is their constituencies that are sub-counties. What Senators have been saying that there is a mess on the ground, let them go and get it. When they return in February, they should tell us what they saw. Many things are lacking in the counties. I am told Sen. Sang will tomorrow morning be visiting a hospital that is in a mess. Even the latrines in the hospital have broken down. Rumour has it that characters there are running up and down pretending to work. Where were they yesterday and last week? Suppose Sen. Sang was empowered, how much work would have been done? If Senators are empowered to be keen, every employee will be alert because they do not know when oversight will strike. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, lastly, it is a shame that the people who were supposed to be working with Sen. Muthama were like bodyguards of the Governor of Machakos County. They were the Leaders of the Majority and the Minority. Practically, the House was “dead”. The mace was missing. Things are that bad. However, do we blame the governor? No. As the Senate, there are some things we need to review. Could we revisit the powers of the Senate that were “killed” before this Senate was born? Is there a way they can be restored so that the future Senators can safeguard devolution? I do not want dwell on this further but to wish all of us safe journeys back home and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I thank the County Public Accounts 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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