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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this issue of dominance and exclusion is what will divide this county further. As I stand here, it behooves us as Senators, whichever side we are, to ensure that this independent institution like the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) does its job as required. It is very sad when we talk about the independence of institutions yet those institutions do not respect the rule of law. IEBC has a court order and it does not respect court orders in terms of what the order said specifically. So, for us to have an election we on this side of National Super Alliance or the opposition are looking forward to having an election and we strongly believe that Raila Amollo Odinga will become the next President of this country; but that aside, I want to challenge all Members here to ask IEBC to respect court orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is sad that every single time we have to go to court to get orders for things to be effected. That is the only time we will surely appreciate the check and balance system which is envisioned in our Constitution. As I sit, I want to remind all Members here that this country is more important than an individual and whether or not we argue about the 17th October, 2017 being a day that we will hold our elections, from where I stand, I think it is important for the independent institution, the IEBC, to fulfill at least some of the requirements that the court gave orders to. Finally, I want to remind my brothers and sisters from Jubilee that it is very sad that in this country instead of thinking about how to include everyone in Government, all we are thinking about is how to widen the gap between the rich and the poor. It should not be forgotten that the last election that we came from - people might say what they want to say but the truth will always remain the truth - Jubilee spent millions of shillings of public money to carry out the campaigns. These are things that once the audits are done, they can actually be seen out there. Let us level the playing field and let us go out there and let Kenyans elect the person they feel will represent their interest. Do not forget that if we neglect our environment because of selfish interests, our ecosystem will die. The Mau forest is something so important that we must come up with legislation to ensure that we protect it. With regard to the revenue that comes from Maasai Mara, we must look back at the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) because right now the Auditor General has no mechanism to audit the revenue collected. The only thing he can do is to audit what is indicated there as having been collected. It behooves us as Members whose mandate is clearly to protect the interests of our counties to come up with legislation. For instance, the Governor to have a line item budget that can be audited effectively by the Auditor General. Lastly, it is very important that we all pray for this country because whether or not the Orange Democratic Movement or Jubilee wins, we have forty five million people in this country who depend on us and we must always remember that chest thumping will not give us results. Most importantly, let us be there as agents of the 45 million people. God bless you."
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