{"id":806224,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806224/?format=json","text_counter":287,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"who, for instance, lives in the Rift Valley but they bring a Petition orMotion. Not every person in the rural areas can access Nairobi. Coming to Nairobi City County is expensive. Once we start moving around; for instance, when we go to Uasin Gishu County, we shall give opportunity to the people of Sabaot and Eldoret to interact with us. They will bring their motions and petitions. We will be able to transact Business while seated at that level. We shall, therefore, assist the common mwananchi at the grassroots level. Madam Temporary Speaker, another reason why we need to support this idea is to ensure that we oversight counties at a place near them. Currently, counties have many problems. First, they have problems concerning misuse of public funds. There are situations where counties cannot be oversighted well because the Senate is far away from it. There are instances where counties are unable to communicate their problem to the Senate because of the distance between the two organs. This country has 47 counties and that monopolization, where everything is centred in Nairobi, is unfair. We need to ensure that, for instance, we go to Machakos County at one time and talk to the Governor, who will then communicate a problem. The communication will be one-on-one and not through petitions or letters. He will be able to communicate to the Speaker and the leadership of this House. We will be able to take up that position and offer solutions by that close interaction. This will be in tandem with international best practices. Madam Temporary Speaker, in other jurisdictions like the Commonwealth countries, Parliament rotates; it is not fixated in one address, like in Kenya. I imagine once we start this, maybe even the National Assembly may consider taking up this historical move. It will be historical in the sense that, for the first time, Parliament will move away from the centre and going away to meet the people. In any event, in other jurisdictions, you will find that the biggest city does not house Parliament. 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"}