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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): If that is what you meant, then you are absolutely right, Senator for Nyeri County. Hon. Senators, the level of interest on this matter is extremely high and I understand the reason. I appreciate and sympathize with those reasons. Unfortunately, we are short of time. We also have another urgent issue which is on the issues of leased medical equipment and universal healthcare. It was brought to the attention of the House that the Government wants to launch this universal healthcare programme soon, perhaps, next week, or so. Therefore, it is important we transact it. For that reason, I want to request colleagues who have not spoken to hold their horses because they can still comment on it tomorrow during the Motion for Adjournment, which allows Members to say anything on anything under the sun and above the earth. Sen. Sakaja, I congratulate you for your Statement under Standing Order 47. I encourage more Senators to make use of this Standing Order. Hon. Senators, kindly note that the provisions of that Standing Order does not allow you to bring an item about a bridge somewhere or some corner road in your county. It is either a countywide matter or inter-county or national or international. This is because we do not want to do the work of the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), who are doing a great job at the grassroots levels. We do not want to deal with the projects in the wards and constituencies. This is one of the Standing Orders that can increasingly make our House visible, active and seen to be doing the right thing. Secondly, before I pronounce myself on the request by Sen. Sakaja, I want to agree that Nairobi County is unique as the Senator for Nyeri has said. However, this should not encourage the Senator for Nairobi County to start using the title he has unsuccessfully been trying to use here this afternoon. Hon. Senators, the City of Nairobi is the capital city of our country and also a county. Technically, any matter touching on Nairobi County touches on almost every county in this country. This is because every day, there are people from all over the country coming to Nairobi and going back to their counties. Every day, there are people who work in Nairobi, but sleep outside of Nairobi. When transport is paralyzed as it was yesterday, it affects the people of the County of Garissa who may have come by bus to do business in Nairobi and go back the following day. It affected commuters from other counties such as Marsabit, Tharaka-Nithi, Nyeri, Mombasa, Kisumu, et cetera . For that reason, I accede to the request by the Senator for Nairobi County and direct as follows:- (i) The Committee on Roads and Transportation be seized of the matter immediately. (ii) The Committee on Roads and Transportation respond by way of a report to the Senator for Nairobi County before the 17th of December 2018. In that report, solutions to some of these challenges should be highlighted. (iii) When the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transportation makes their next quarterly report, which under our new Standing Orders, is to be made every three months, I direct that the report they will have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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