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    "id": 1005141,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "pertaining to the construction and deconstruction of buildings to put up new ones through this Senate. The Kenyan taxpayer is tired. It is not enough for matters like this to be brought from the counties by their concerned Senators and only rest at the Committee level. That is not fair. I think that we should come up with a law where we stop counties from putting up just any structures, unless it is extremely necessary. During this time of COVID-19 pandemic, nothing much is happening in our counties. It is a big shame to the counties. None of the counties have put up an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) unit. However, they are very fast in putting up magnificent buildings in the counties. It goes without saying that this is where they are minting money. Like the Senator of Nyeri has said, they use that money to do their own prolifics. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is high time we got directions from the relevant provision of the law, that any time counties want to budget for the construction of certain buildings, they convince this Senate beyond reasonable doubt that there is a need to do so. Otherwise, this will be musical chairs in this House. Another Senate will come and it will be the same story. It will very sad for some of us who are eyeing to be governors in the counties, having learnt the theatrics of the weakness of the Senate. It will be very easy to have very dangerous governors next time because governors are doing very evil things. However, when they are accused of malpractices, they are sanitized. I rest my case, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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