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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": ".: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to give my views about this proposal. I read this Gazette Notice last night. Sen. Orengo has said it very clearly that the illegalities will not help. I am satisfied from reading this, that when you exercise discretion in a manner that it has been exercised, it is possible for a governor, somewhere in the rural areas, to assign his functions to the national Government whimsically. It is such discretion that I think we, as the Senate – because our work is to protect counties – should speak about, and not the politics. I am satisfied that this was a political and not a legal decision. Secondly, I am satisfied that this Senate will soon or has lost its shame and has no place in devolution. We must accept that our work is to escort devolution and agree when we need to. If the authorities thought that consulting my good brother, Sen. Sakaja, is consulting the Senate, so be it, but it is a tragedy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I carry the doctor’s famous case here. I disagree with Sen. Orengo about public participation. You cannot do it after the fact; you have to do it before the fact. If the public of Nairobi City County work around between national Government and county government, it can only be to say that Nairobi City County has failed the people of Nairobi City County. It can only be given grade E for not working. I will say this again; we have no county government. There is no reason to pay salaries to Members of County Assembly (MCAs) and the governor. It is a joke because there is no work that they will be doing. They should go home."
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