{"id":843392,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/843392/?format=json","text_counter":73,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Dullo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13125,"legal_name":"Dullo Fatuma Adan","slug":"dullo-fatuma-adan"},"content":"Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to join my colleagues and yourself in welcoming members of staff from various counties including Nakuru, Garissa, Migori, Kirinyaga, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Makueni, Mombasa, Nyandarua, Nyamira and Tana River. The counties that have sent members of staff to the Senate will learn a lot from the Senate and also interact with members of staff of the Senate. I hope they will utilise the opportunity so that they build capacities of their assemblies and county governments. Capacity building is continuous even for this House. Yesterday I talked about capacity building for Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). Unfortunately, my opponents construed that I called MCAs of Isiolo County illiterate, which is not the position. Capacity building is important for each and everybody new in the institutions. As Sen. Khaniri has said, I hope that counties that have not sent delegations to the Senate will do so, so that we interact and work together closely in terms of our partnership. I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."}