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    "content": "outreach and making people feel that the Senate is a body composed of men and women who have got a determination and the zeal to serve this nation. When we played in Kakamega County during the Fifth Devolution Conference, we got very good feedback. Eventually, they have realized that the Senate has got human beings. Whether our legs were crooked or our bellies were too big, people felt that Senators are human like the people they represent. So, we can continue using sports and outreach as a way of creating visibility. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of communication, we are failing. We can go to Uasin Gishu County all of us and if we do not create visibility for our activities in Uasin Gishu County through the social media and traditional media, then all that we will be doing there will only be known by the people of Uasin Gishu County. Therefore, I urge the office of the Clerk to ensure that the communications office is equipped with modern techniques, particularly social media, so that we can tell our own story. We do not have to rely on the traditional media to report on events one after they have happened. I encourage that we use new media and digital media to tell our story. There is no reason why, at this moment, the proceedings of the Senate cannot be followed on live television. The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation that carries the live transmission of the proceedings of this House goes off at a certain point in time. Why can we not continue the coverage using free tools like Facebook? There is nothing stopping us from using these cameras to capture the feed or video and then beaming it on Facebook or social media. We need to be innovative and do not need to carry the entire Senate to a desert for the desert to know about the Senate. All we need to do is to create this visibility and have good communication channels. As I conclude, I will share with my fellow Members that last weekend, I had an opportunity to visit West Pokot County and I was accompanied by Sen. Poghisio. We have seen the kind of projects that counties can do if the leadership is visionary and has got a transformative agenda. We were able to eat maize in areas of West Pokot County where before it was bush and nothing grew. We sat with Pokot warriors, who before, their diet was blood, milk and meat. Today, they are able to eat maize and make ugali. That is devolution at work. We also went to a place called Turkwell Gorge and found that there was fishing at man-made lake called Lake Pokot. I found people from Homa Bay County already fishing in West Pokot County. We gave out bulls and he-goats to change and to improve the herd. So, I encourage Senators that during weekends and whenever we have time, let us go out to the counties and support each other and we will pick good ideas that we can replicate in our counties. In my opinion, the final idea that I can share is that when the Senator and a governor are on the same page and working together, it does not necessarily mean liking each other or agreeing on everything. It means that the interest of your county becomes number one. If Senators and governors could rally around the interests of their counties, then there is a lot that can be done through devolution. Unfortunately, we see disconnect and petty rivalry between governors and Senators. We were all elected to do different tasks which are complementary. Therefore, from the example of West Pokot County, I hail Gov. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo and Sen. Poghisio for showing unanimity as far as the 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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