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    "id": 751042,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 907,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know that Sen. Kagwe wishes me well. I strongly believe in the rationale that leaders must work together. Therefore, with or without the law, if given the opportunity, I believe that the position of the Senator must be respected in counties. If the governor has to deliver, he has to work with the Senator, Women Representative, Members of the National and county assemblies. So, I still believe in the County Development Boards. However, I note with concern that five years down the line in this House, we still have institutions that do not seem to appreciate the role of the Senate. One would have imagined that the kind of problems that we have had with the National Assembly were teething problems, but you cannot have teething problems running five years down the line. It is unfortunate that on one of the Bills in this House; the Division of Revenue Bill, we got to a situation where we could not agree with the National Assembly. In fact, they went against the established procedure. I hope that the Members of the National Assembly who would come in the 12th Parliament will appreciate that the role of the Senate is critical as captured in the Constitution and provide goodwill for a mutual working relationship between the two Houses. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, more importantly, for devolution to be felt at the grassroots, county governors must appreciate that the position given to them is not a position to lord it over their counties but to facilitate development at the grassroots. Therefore, it is key for governors to develop proper priorities for their counties and ensure that there is accountability in the management and use of public resources in the counties so that 10 years down the line, communities and residents in our counties appreciate devolution. I note that many counties have had tremendous development under county governments. They have felt the fruits of devolution while in others, other than the largesse and the grandiose around the governors and the county executive, nothing much has been seen in counties. For example, in my county for the last four months, all our health facilities have no essential medical supplies yet a month ago, one of the chief officers in my county was found with colossal sums of money under his bed. This kind of wanton destruction of public resources and abuse of office must come to an end. I hope that the new set of governors who will be elected in our 47 counties will learn from the mistakes of the first set of governors, and ensure that we"
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