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    "id": 1058149,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "that were given were completed. If any work was allocated, was it completed for there to be pending bills? If there is a pending bill, it means a project that was allocated money has been completed. It is unfortunate that sometimes a hospital or a school in a county is under construction for many years. Every year, money is still allocated for the same project, but they are incomplete year in, year out. An audit report should show whether counties have utilized the money well. When county governors come to the Senate, their coming should not be viewed negatively. It is just a matter of explaining yourself on how you used your allocation even in terms of paying off pending bills. This way, there can be a reconciliation between the money that was given and the audit report. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, auditors should also be keen to find out if any contracts were awarded to PWDs. There is a policy that PWDs should be awarded 30 per cent of the contracts in a county. I do not know, Sen. M. Kajwang’, if the audit Report showed how many contracts were given to PWDs and how much was paid to them. We talk about the procurement process and PWDs being given priority. However, when it comes to the real issue, you find that even the little fraction that is meant for PWDs is not given. When governors come before the CPAIC, they should also be asked if they awarded and paid any tenders to PWDs. It is important so that PWDs are not left behind. There are so many PWDs who are trying to eke a living, but when it comes to procurement, it becomes an issue because they are not given the opportunity. Let me say candidly that what PWDs lack in this and many other countries is opportunity. Once they are given an opportunity even for business, it will be possible to see that they can procure and do serious business. If they are even given a job opportunity, they can show everyone that they can perform just like any other person or even better. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, opportunities should be given to PWDs right from award of tenders during the procurement stage in county governments. When it comes to sitting in boards like the County Public Service Boards (CPSBs) and others, at least PWDs should be appointed, in order for them to front issues of disability. PWDs are usually left out when it comes to equitability and procurement where money is involved. It is clear that most PWDs die in poverty. This kind of poverty usually runs in the family where a PWD is poor and the children too end up being poor. We are the ones to break this cyclic nature of poverty. We can do that by ensuring that even county executives tell us what they have done for PWDs when they come before us. By the way, there are PWDs who have complained that they have procured goods and services, but they have not been paid. This is unfair because they may have taken a loan to procure and deliver the goods. It is unfair and unreasonable not to pay a PWD who has struggled to ensure they take a loan and deliver a service and they end up not being paid in good time. It should not happen. Payment should be prompt so that there is reward for the people’s effort to take loans to deliver a service. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when public participation is done for projects, county executives should have an inventory, specifying the projects they want to do within a certain timeframe. There is also need for the Senate and Parliament to do a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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