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    "content": "constructions that are going on, especially on the road. However, we should not allocate a lot of money to the counties if it is not used properly. You will find that sometimes a lot of monies are allocated for certain projects or for construction of certain roads but, unfortunately, one or two years down the line, shoddy work is done. How do we make sure that the money allocated for particular roads is properly utilised? We have a Senate Committee that looks into whatever is allocated to counties and ensures that they account for all allocations to roads and that they are constructed to the required standards. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President also highlighted the Big Four Agenda, which includes medical care, skilled jobs, manufacturing and affordable housing. All these issues are pertinent to us. I request the Senate to come up with legislations to assist the President and the Government in implementing the Big Four Agenda, because they are key issues that affect our lives and development of our country. We need to make sure that we have adequate legislations to manage the Big Four Agenda. Housing is also another factor that the President mentioned and reiterated in his Speech. There is nothing an ordinary Kenyan requires more than a roof over their head and a job. Manufacturing provides jobs and delivers service to Kenyans. The President challenged us leaders to lead and provide services to Kenyans. These are important issues that we need to address. Again, he talked about security which is key to development. There are a lot of insecurity concerns in this country. Yesterday, we saw what happened in Somalia. In as much as the attacks in our country have reduced, that does not mean we should sleep and watch. We need to secure our country. We should also ensure our borders are secured to make sure that Kenyans are safe wherever they are I strongly believe the county governments and national Government should work together to ensure security in counties. The Government has made sure that regional commissioners and chief security officers in counties are working together to secure our counties. I am a member of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. It is a pity that some security committees and the governors do not work as a team. They do not see eye to eye with each other. The issues of security must be addressed. What is important is for all of us to see service delivery; it is not about who is senior and junior. Security is a serious concern that was addressed by His Excellency the President when he delivered his speech to Parliament. It is also important for the Senate to make sure that counties are able to work with the national Government representatives on the ground. During county visits, we found out that some former provincial administrators do not have a budget yet county governments have a lot of money. How can they collaborate when they do not have resources? How can they do interventions in terms of security when they do not have resources? They are unable to work together with the county governments and ensure they take care of insecurity within their areas of jurisdiction. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of borders was clearly highlighted by His Excellency the President. These are the borders between Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan. We, as the Senate and a country, need to have a working relationship with our neighbours to 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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