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    "id": 799189,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Orders 29(4) and 54 (b), the Senate resolves to alter its Calendar (Regular Sessions), adopted on Tuesday, 20th February, 2018, in respect of the Second Part, to proceed on a Recess from Friday, 18th to Monday, 28th May, 2018, to afford Senators an opportunity to participate in the Third Annual Legislative Summit scheduled to be held from 20th to 25th May, 2018, and to resume its sittings on Tuesday, 29th May, 2018. This function is important for this Senate. We have had this programme in the last Parliament. We are adjourning the House because we have to interact with the county assemblies since they are our core partners in the devolution process. Of course, there are issues that we cannot address in the House, regarding our relationship and partnership, but this forum will give us an opportunity to interact one on one with the county assemblies and iron out the issues in terms of oversight at their level and our level. Again, it is important for us to have this forum where we can share with the county assemblies how they should carry out their mandate in oversighting the county government functions. We have also tried severally, as the Senate, to build capacity of the county assemblies and the secretariat at that level. It is important for us to understand whether the interaction and capacity building that we are carrying out has impacted on their performance. One of the Committees of the Senate last week had an interaction with the county assembly, especially public accounts committees of all county assemblies in the country. The Chair has just come in. This is also an opportunity we can use to interact with those committees of relevant assemblies so that they can perform their mandates at the county level. Some of the assemblies’ members are very new. In the last House, we tried as Committees, to bring to Nairobi or even visit them at the grassroots. We made efforts to build the capacity of those relevant committees so that they are able to deliver on their mandate. We do not know how much that has impacted on their performance. This one-on-one interaction between us and county assemblies will iron out the issues or gaps to make sure that we have corrected the situation in terms of how they are supposed to operate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge Members to take this forum very seriously because it is interactive. At the end of the day, as Senators, we have a mandate to ensure that those counties are operating properly. Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) are our younger brothers and sisters on the ground who make sure that whatever we have done at the national level has been implemented at the county level. The last forum was impressive. We had very many interested partners who participated and gave speeches on what devolution is all about and what county assemblies are required to do. I believe we must have learnt something from the last 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"
}