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"content": "in, but had no intention of taking part in the business of this afternoon. I think their only intention was to create some irritation and leave in a hurry. I say so because today’s business was not just about the election of the Deputy Speaker. We had critical business for this country, particularly the Order which we are debating now on the Schedule of disbursements to county governments. If there is a responsibility which is critical and core to the role of a Senator, it is this business we are discussing now. So, I am embarrassed. However, I want to encourage the people of Kenya that we, in Jubilee, will continue discharging our national duties and even help our colleagues who have abdicated their responsibilities. We will help them and their people to achieve the benefits and aspirations of devolution. Hopefully, we will pass this Schedule of disbursements today. However, it is important that the people of Makueni, Narok, Kisumu, and all the other counties represented by NASA Senators, who just walked in and out, know that their representatives have absconded duty this afternoon and the Jubilee Senators have taken over those responsibilities for the sake of uniting our country. I hope this money will be put into good use. We had a lot of problems last term because of usage of monies in the counties. I take this opportunity to congratulate the new governors, who were parliamentarians either in this House or in the National Assembly. They include Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o of Kisumu County and even the Governor of my own county of Tharaka-Nithi, Hon. Muthomi Njuki, who was the Member of Parliament for Chuka/Igamba-Ng’ombe, among others. I hope we will see a difference in how money is used this time round. Because of limitation of time, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Speaker of the Senate, Hon. Ken Lusaka. As you said earlier, our first encounter with serious national duty was when we were pronounced by His Excellency the former President, Mwai Kibaki, to serve at that time in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government for you and in the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs for me. From that time we have worked very closely. I have full belief in your capabilities and know that you will be a great Speaker and leader for our House. We will give you the support you require to be able to discharge your responsibilities. There will be no turf wars. You can rest assured that there is only one leader for this House and the rest of us will support you to make sure that this House is able to realise its national obligations. I congratulate my successor in my previous job, the Senator for Elgeyo- Marakwet, Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen, whom I have known for many years. He is my former student and family friend, because I taught his wife and him at the University of Nairobi. I do not think there would be a better person to be the Senate Majority Leader today. I have total confidence in his abilities, and likewise from the party perspective, I will also support the leadership of Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen to make sure that he succeeds. I congratulate all the other party leaders, including the Majority Chief Whip, Sen. Kihika, my friend and former student, the Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. Dullo, and Sen. Irungu Kang’ata."
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