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    "id": 1063386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13174,
        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is my hope that the money will now assist the county governments to pay the bills to the people who have offered them their services. Some counties have even had a challenge paying salaries. My major worry is the lumping of conditional grants and equitable shares. I want to isolate a case where Kshs2 billion was dispatched for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Many counties used that particular fund to put up excellent TVET institutions, but there are two counties that diverted funds because of corruption, which is rampant in the counties. Now that this money has been lumped together, it will be a challenge for us to oversight that fund and follow up where the money has gone. Kenya has set out to become a middle income county by the year 2030. What is missing is the skill gaps, which can be supplied through the TVET institutions. If you go outside this country, you will realise that Kenyans are admired for their wonderful skills. However, our skills are still lacking. Part of the conditional grants were going to universal healthcare, but the rampant corruption in the counties made it difficult for them to come up with good health centers. If we had built the health centers, we would have handled Covid-19 with a lot of ease. It is incumbent upon this Senate to play its oversight role, so as to ensure that money is not lost. We have been added over Kshs50 billion, which is good money. However, we know that all that can be a challenge if the money is not used for its not intended purpose. I welcome Sen. Abdul Haji to the Senate---"
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