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    "id": 643770,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643770/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "id": 2065,
        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "I also agree with Hon. Richard Onyonka, who talked about the funds that have been allocated for old persons. We should also increase these funds because people out there live longer. In my constituency, people come to me to ask when they will be paid. They also claim that they have been left out. We have so many old people now. This Kshs14 billion should be doubled. Money should be removed from NYS. Let NYS join security operations so that this money can increase to Kshs20 billion and cover more people. This is because we have many old people out there having problems, including our fathers who looked after us. So, this fund given to the old people who are 65 years old and above should be increased to take care of more people in our constituencies. I do not see the political parties fund in this Bill. I expected it to be in Table 2. It is not there. Given that there is a lot of national interest out there, this House, particularly the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), should start looking at ways and means of auditing some of these civil servants. I know a simple clerk at the county who has put up a three storey building. The landscaping will tell you volumes. So, it is time for us to oversee and audit some of these civil and public servants because they are living beyond their means. The money going to the NYS and the counties is being siphoned. Last but not least, I want to talk about the money given to the county to do repair and maintenance of roads. I do not think this money should be given to the counties. Let it be given to the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to deal with roads. In my area, I saw the county officials showing the auditors from Nairobi a road which they claimed to have done yet I am the one who did it. The roads that the counties are supposed to maintain are in a bad state. Adding more money to the counties is just increasing corruption. All they will do is give tenders to their sycophants and we will not be doing this country any service at all. So, this money given to counties for roads maintenance and repair should be given to the two agents, KeRRA and KURA, which have been doing a good job. With those few remarks, I thank you for the opportunity. I do not support this Bill."
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