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    "id": 1075817,
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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": "As county governments generate own source revenue, they must provide services. They should not collect money for campaigning and giving out in harambees so that they are praised yet there are no results. That is the taxpayers’ money. Thirdly, is the value for money for the projects we have. For example, the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres are yet to be completed. If you ask people like Sen. Olekina who is a Member of the CPAIC, they will tell you that there is no ECDE centre that has been completed up to date in Nandi County despite the eight years of devolution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to finish with the issue of staff. The staff in Nandi have not been paid. The wage bill in Nandi is approaching 60 per cent which is contrary to 30 per cent that has been provided under recurrent expenditure. We had a meeting with the Standing Committee on Health and we realised that that Kshs4.1 million is yet to be paid to 254 labourers. The sad reality is that people who are owed money are drivers, receptionists, and watchmen. These are people who live from hand to mouth. The county is not sensitive to ensure that the staff are paid their allowances and what they deserve to be paid. It is hard. Out of 1,000 ways to die, one of them is to work for Nandi County. If you work for Nandi County, you are sure that you will not be paid, you will not pay your rent and your children will not go to school. They do not even pay statutory deductions such as the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). Working for Nandi County should be included in the 1,000 ways to die."
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