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    "content": "Sorry, that was on a light note. My Committee was even ready to Table the Report on Solai tragedy today and on behalf of the people of Nairobi, I want to say pole to the people of Nakuru County and Solai. Our Committee went there immediately. We were there on Sunday and Monday and we interacted with the people, the security agencies and the county leadership. Our Report is ready on what action needs to be taken. That is the speed and swiftness that is an advantage of this House that has only 67 Members as opposed to the other House, where I was in, that is almost like a three stream high school with 350 Members; where getting work done is not possible. Let us take advantage of our nimbleness and the fact that we can get the work done. We are seen as objective and very capable Members in this House. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that by the time we come back, we will have established a clear framework - I am glad that this is something that we are already working on with the Clerk’s Office - that clearly defines the role or the interaction of a Senator with his specific county. That way, the County Assembly of Homa Bay will not just see Sen. M. Kajwang’ when he feels like going there or whether or not he has a good relationship with the Governor or Speaker. We will institutionalize and make formal the kind of interaction a Senator should have with his county. We will know what the expectations are, how often it will be done and how we will also upscale legislation that has come from the county that needs certain national prominence or is of benefit to other counties, and not just the county that it has come from. That relationship will move to strengthen devolution further in this dispensation that we are in. I hope that Members will come. Madam Temporary Speaker, the only issue that we had - and I hope that it is being sorted out - is that during the Legislative Summit we have the pre-summit events such as the women’s forum and all female MCAs have been invited to that forum, where I am sure that they will be interacting with the Senate’s Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA) and the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA). However, the only youth MCAs who have been invited to the youth pre- summit event are those who have been nominated to represent interests of the youth. Those are only two or three in a county, yet in effect, there are close to 500 or 600 MCAs who are below the age of 35 at the time of election. 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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