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    "id": 1022057,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to congratulate the Senator for Wajir County for bringing this Statement. Wajir County does not only remit those deductions but even allowances for trips and the like are never paid to the staff. There are allegations that members of staff are advised to claim their per diems but the money is given to somebody else. We fight here amongst ourselves for allocation of funds to the county yet there is clear violation of what is meant for the people in the counties. I do not understand why institutions like Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) do not freeze those accounts of county governments if deductions for a given year are not remitted. The Wajir County staff do not have insurance. We allocate medical money for county staff. There are so many issues in Wajir that need to be addressed urgently. I urge institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to come to the rescue of Wajir Count y to ensure that there is accurate accountability by the county. There are certain things, for example, people borrow loans and yet they do not contribute. How do you expect the SACCOs to survive? Some of the SACCOs go under as a result of non-remittance from the county, yet people have rightfully contributed to those SACCOs. This means that even the savings of the people are at risk. The other day, I brought a Statement for which I am waiting the Committee on Education to respond to. There is a Committee of the County Government that was not paid for 23 months. The Committee’s tenure has come to an end. I had requested that the County Government should be stopped from recruiting further until they pay the benefits of the former Committee. Madam Deputy Speaker, there are many issues around Wajir County with regard to accountability, including money belonging to the people being requested by the Controller of Budget to pay certain suppliers. Some people are paid and others not. At times, I do question the role of the Controller of Budget because if they cannot take care of certain malpractices, then why do they exist if they cannot stop such malpractices? I support."
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