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    "id": 1075438,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075438/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, we just had a meeting on the issue of the utilization of Covid-19 funds in Nandi. You realize that Kshs4.1 million was never paid to 254 members of staff. These are junior members of staff like drivers, receptionists, watchmen, cleaners and many other people that work within the Nandi County Government and the money released was Kshs244 million and yet Kshs4.1 million which are allowances to the staff has not been paid. On the issue of the wage bill and the staff recruitment process, we must come up with a way out because as a Senate, we must assist as much as we oversight counties. There is already an order that 30 percent should not go beyond recurrent expenditure but you find most counties are going beyond the recurrent expenditure. The wage bill supersedes the development expenses. Madam Deputy Speaker, going into the future, the issue of staff recruitment needs to be looked into because when there is a new governor, he or she comes with their people whom they hire. We have a similar problem in Nandi County. Finally, on the issue of the County Economic Forum, this is the provision of the law. One or two weeks ago, we impeached the Wajir Governor over non-provision of medical and health services in that county. This County Economic Forum is a serious issue provided under the law."
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