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    "content": "Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons do not survive long in Parliament. I want to assure him that the contrary will be proven. That notwithstanding, hon. Chepkong’a has an exemplary track record in public service and I think that he will contribute immensely in the running of the PSC. It is good that we have Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot and Sen. George Khaniri, who are Members of the Parliamentary Service Commission. However, I know that the Commissioners have not been able to discharge most of their duties because of lack of quorum in important sub- committees. Hon. Chepkong’a appeared before us and I was impressed by the grasp he has on the issues that need to be addressed. He assured us that he will be pivotal and ensure that the engine of devolution works for all of us, in line with Article 174. Madam Temporary Speaker, secondly, in line with Article 127, he met all the requirements. On the issue of the monitoring and evaluation fund, he agreed with us that equity has not been applied in providing for the Senators of this country. I agree with Sen. Mwaura – and we asked hon. Chepkong’a about it – that what we are asking for is just facilitation to ensure that we discharge our mandate. The only thing a Senator, like Senior Counsel, Sen. Okong’o Omogeni, can do is only to make noise. We do not have facilitation or proper mechanisms to do our oversight work 100 per cent. I think those are some of the issues. When you go to Kericho, for example, because of lack of facilitation and proper infrastructure, it is hard for the Senator for Kericho, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot, to oversight properly and ensure that the money that has been channeled to projects can be accounted for. Hon. Chepkong’a assured us that he will work with us. Apart from ensuring that devolution works, he will also support us when it comes to the evaluation and monitoring funds, so that the Senators are provided for. Given his sharp legal mind, he will ensure that the policy and legal framework that will lead to the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Service Commission comes to fruition. He served as the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice Legal Affairs diligently and also as a Member of Ainabkoi Constituency. Although the only soul alive did defeat him, the spirit did not die in terms of discharging its own duty. It is high time that we recognized the unique ability and capacity of many Kenyans who are willing to discharge their services to this country. I, therefore, think that hon. Samuel Kiprono Chepkong’a meets those requirements and has a proven track record. He served Jubilee diligently in the last Parliament and has been one of the vocal leaders during the first generation of devolution. He was one of the pivotal roles--- Madam Temporary Speaker, please, give me one more minute to finish my thought."
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