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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also like add my voice to this Motion for Adjournment to attend the Legislative Summit in Mombasa. First and foremost, this is a very important summit. The way I understand it in my previous work, a summit is held, when everything else is said and done, to make far-reaching decisions and not ad hoc deliberations. It is deliberations that will lead to substantive decisions that will guide the agenda and the legislation of both the county assemblies and the Senate sittings. It is important that we interact at this level with the county legislators, who have a mandate through the Constitution. Sometimes that mandate is not very well understood. What I have noticed from a distance is that some of them are manipulated to arrive at a decision that is only beneficial to the occupant of that seat in that county. We must break them away from this tradition, so that they make long lasting decisions that will stand the test of time as the devolution process continues. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Legislative Summit is aimed at giving recognition that the county assembly, as it stands in our Constitution, is an important organ. Therefore, it is a recognition that is important and gives it a level of permanency; that they are the people of the moment when it comes to legislation on county affairs. They are also involved in the passing of certain legislations that are sometimes in conflict with the national legislation. That is an area where we can do internal audit amongst ourselves, particularly, on how a Bill is generated and processed until it becomes law. That law should not be sectoral; when compared with other laws, it should be in tandem with the national legislation. It is an important feature that we need to entrench in our Summit. Every other year when we have this summit, we must review where we have come from and where we are going. That is one of the reasons we are having this summit; to give it a level of recognition and permanency. The second reason this Summit is being held is to create conventions; that certain things and norms are done in a particular way. You do not just get out of the ordinary. Once you get out of the ordinary, you are in uncharted territory. You can come up with any decision that may be completely outrageous for that county and would bring a lot of untold miseries for that county. Sadly, one of the things that I noticed in the last few days is the state of preparedness in the management of disasters. The counties stand totally helpless; they do 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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