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    "id": 1063354,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank the Senate for the job that we did. We did a very good job last time, but unfortunately, what we have done will just go down the drain when the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) passes because of the per capita, as Sen Sakaja mentioned earlier. Counties like Isiolo, which were losing around Kshs406 million, will now lose billions. Counties like Tana River will lose Kshs2 billion. Therefore, what will be the use of the Senate? What will Article 217 of the Constitution do, because it will be overridden by Article 203 (m) when BBI passes? When we talk of resources that follow functions, that is true. We always talk about that, but devolution talks of the water, health, agriculture, and many other sectors being devolved. Where is that money though? Why is that money in the headquarters? Every financial year, the money increases by billons. The Ministry of Health and the water sector increase by billions and our job is just to talk about devolution and devolved functions, when no money goes to those areas. Madam Temporary Speaker, the courts did a good job. They fought for us and did the right thing, but when other issues come up, we talk about following the law, yet things are not done properly. When things are not done properly, this country will not function properly as well. We are talking about corruption. It is true, as the Minority Leader said, that this is a country of thieves, where nothing happens to the thieves. Only the ones who steal goats, sheep and chicken are taken to court and jailed. Nothing happens to the bigger thieves. They steal, eat, enjoy and abuse everybody right, left and centre, and nothing happens to them. That is why we have the KEMSA and MES scandals. Even so, we are still increasing the MES money to over Ksh7 billion. Is this where we want this country to go? The President said that we are losing Kshs2 billion per day. Where is the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP)? Why is action not taken? These people who are taking Kshs2 billion per day should go and rot in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison and the Government recover the money. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Auditor General---"
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