Why The Senators?

The line being spun by the Senators is that by ignoring, or for that matter contemplating abolishing the senate, is tantamount to killing devolution at birth, those grand masters of Kenyan politics of greed and selfishness are simply playing on the ordinary mwananchi's ignorance of the new constitutional order.
They will not point out that devolution is demanded by the constitution and is not pegged on an individual's (read the current president) whims and desires. In fact the current regime is held accountable by the constitution to implement all the laid down clauses, chapters and schedules and this will be the yardstick that will be used come the next elections-which I suspect the current principles will be expected to run.
Truth be told, and this is my opinion, I feel the senate was an unnecessary addition to the peoples' representatives, I feel we are over-represented and then taking the fact that our representatives don't seem to be 'adding value' to our lives, I would agree with the abolitionists. Let's do away with the Senate and also let's streamline the rules of engagement between the National assembly and the citizens.
The spirit of the constitution was that if the people were dissatisfied by the conduct of an elected member they could recall them by simply having a given number of voters sign a petition and forward it to the speaker. That spirit was rubbished by our not-so-worthy parliamentarians, most of whom who are now hiding in the Senate and the citizen was left the looser.
The same ease with which the politicians can get nominated and elected into office, the same ease should be the procedure to get them out of office- especially since such a need would be precipitated by acts or omissions bordering on criminality.