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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to join my colleagues in congratulating this Committee that is headed by none other than the “super” Senator for Nairobi. We gave him the responsibility as the Chairman knowing that he would do a thorough job as far as the responsibility is concern. I am the first beneficially of the work of this Committee, since there was a Statement that we raised on the Floor of this House. As a result of that, the Committee went down to Isiolo County for a fact-finding mission, which gave Isiolo people a lot of hope. As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has said, it is like Jesus has come down to Isiolo, where they will get a solution to the challenges they are facing. Having said that, I know that the Committee has done a lot of work, especially in terms of looking into issues of economics, education and unemployment. They have summoned various witnesses and done a great job within a short time. Every week they give us reports in terms of the progress and how we have prepared ourselves. A lot has been done by the country, and especially the Government, in terms of financial input in preparing ourselves for the COVID-19 pandemic. To start with, there was the Kshs5 billion that was allocated to the counties, which the Chairman has raised. Those who were sharing the Kshs5 billion were using the Commission of Revenue Authority (CRA) formula. For example, my county only received Kshs16 million out of the share of Kshs5 billion. Nevertheless, of course, it is something that is worth supporting. So, we are not going to condemn the Government because of that. However, in future, they need to look at the dynamics of the counties and the challenges they are facing. They should look at those issues other than just looking at the formula for sharing money, especially in terms of the pandemics."
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