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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you were to amalgamate these counties, then you would be doing nothing new. It is what governors have already realised. That is why you have heard of many governors forming economic blocs. Those blocks are informed by the fact that were you to put the counties of the former coast province together, they would form one huge county that would open up the economic potential of the coastal region, create jobs and improve the lifestyles of our people. The same applies to the Lake Basin area where Sen. Kajwang’s governor, my governor and others have come together and formed a similar bloc. Therefore, I look forward to the next Senate to be the one that will begin this conversation; that we need to amalgamate counties. Secondly, now that we have seen the work of county assemblies, we need to reduce the number of county wards. We need to merge some of the wards, so that we have bigger wards with fewer Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) who will be affordable and with higher standards of education put on their heads before they join the county assemblies. This will ensure that they practice actual oversight over the governors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not just in Kakamega County, but even in West P, Makueni, Homa Bay and other counties that our MCAs have been held captive by the governors."
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