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    "id": 1075788,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075788/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "County should have injected Kshs40 billion into development and the local economy over the past years of devolution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the question would be; in my ward of Gembe, do I see Kshs1 billion on the ground? In my neighbouring ward of Kasigunga, do I see Kshs1 billion on the ground? In the ward of Kendu Town which is the centre of Rachuonyo where the Governor comes from, do I see Kshs1 billion on the ground? When I switch on the radio, I hear citizens complain of improper service delivery. When I visit those areas, I am told they do not have a market and that the ginnery collapsed. I am told that they do not have clean water. We have played our part as the Senate to provide money to counties. Have the Governors played their part to ensure that that money is faithfully applied? We have played our role. We came up with and approved a formula which despite great intellectual opposition it was responsive to service delivery rather than being responsive to static indicators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Senate has played its role. The county assemblies have played their role too by approving budgets. They have approved development plans and fiscal strategies. The National Treasury has played its role. Today we have lambasted the National Treasury for late disbursements but the Kshs80 billion that I talk about in Homa Bay County, at least 80 percent of it has reached the county. I know there have been delays but the genius that Sen. Kibiru has put in this Bill is that if there is a shortfall of revenue at the national level, the national Government bears that responsibility. Additionally, if there is an over-collection, then counties cannot be part of that. Treasury has played its role up to 80 percent. Whatever we are complaining could be 20 percent of the disbursements. Have County Governments responded in kind? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, look at the functions that have been devolved in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. You will allow me to be very specific because I represent the people of Homa Bay and they want to know today how much money their Senator is approving. I am going to repeat it that in this Bill, Kshs7.8 billion is going to Homa Bay County up from Kshs6.74 billion. That is an increment of Kshs900 before we put in conditional grants. This is one of the most primal duties of a Senator; to make sure that his or her county gets resources. However, when you look at service delivery in the health sector, with Kshs80 billion shillings in a span of eight years, to what extent have we improved the infrastructure, the services and the quality of health service delivery in Homa Bay County? We inherited a District Hospital called Homa Bay Teaching and Referral Hospital. How much money have we pumped into it? Not long ago, the Governor of Homa Bay launched a Kshs600 million project to put up a fresh administration and hospital block using public-private partnership. Where did that Kshs600 million go to? How much have we put in that hospital and dispensaries across the county? As it is today, everyone feels that the Homa Bay Teaching and Referral Hospital is a death chamber."
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