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    "content": "consulting among themselves and with the executive; and the executive is consulting within itself. The more the better! The more you have a proper working arrangement, the better. Blames will come in and people will say, “O, you know the Governor wanted to sack so and so, and that is why we did this and this.” The reason why there are many people who work below the Governor is also to cushion him or her from political issues and problems. That way, by the time the Governor acts on a particular thing, it has been sieved through by professionals who are working under him. I believe that does not just apply for Nairobi, but across the country. We urge our governors to work with their deputies and their CECs so as to give everybody an opportunity to shine. Do not make it a one-man show. Let everybody shine in that corner, just like when we have the national Government where the President allows a Cabinet Secretary (CS) to shine as he is doing something in security, another in water and another one in lands. Collectively, since the President is coordinating all of them, ultimately when all these things succeed, the President will succeed and shine. Allow people to also shine, just like the President also allows his Deputy to shine. This is because if he gives him responsibilities to do one, two or three things, he is also able to put across his talents. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am asking county governments to tap into the talents and competencies that are within the counties. It should not be the case that we still have situations where a county will say that the deputy governor is missing. I do not know if it is true, but I hear that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was questioning Gov. Lonyangapuo about his deputy, who is practising medicine in Texas. I would rather even have that deputy governor who is perhaps practising that medicine than the one who comes to the office to read newspapers and go home. It is the output that counts. There is a big difference, because even when I asked the people of West Pokot County; “what is this thing about your Deputy Governor visiting USA all the time?” They said that he was working on medical equipment and that he had even brought them new medical equipment, and so on, and so forth. They are in full praise of their Deputy Governor compared to other counties, where the deputy governor reads newspapers and goes back home. I was also asking myself what the EACC is up to. Why would a Governor be arrested and held for the absence or performance by another constitutional office holder, who should be held accountable as an individual? It will be interesting if that is true, because that is some of the breaking news that we saw. It would be interesting to see if blame can be transferred from one office to the other. For example, if one of my officers knows the officer should be arrested because he is not in office yet that person has been employed to do his job. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, counties must allow teamwork and performance, among others. This schedule is important. I support fully. I want to thank the Committee for doing a fantastic job. When the proposals that come from the Executive are brought to this House, I believe that we will also look at them, but with the best interest of the counties and country at heart. I beg to support. 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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