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    "id": 1084014,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, let me take this opportunity to also contribute to this Statement by Sen. Khaniri. I congratulate him because this is a global issue and it does not affect Kenyans only. We must tell each other the truth. The Government has spent a lot of money in providing healthcare services in this country. I know most of the counties have done reallocation and have been given a budget from the national Government. If that money is utilized properly, Kenyans will be very far. Recently I went to the United States of America (USA) and I was shocked when I saw the situation as it is. I thought it was only African countries, but unfortunately they are facing a similar situation. The vaccines given to Americans are almost 50 per cent. As a country, we cannot compare ourselves with USA. It is incomparable. However, the little resources we are allocated by the national Government and the own source revenue generated from the county government is not utilized properly to take care of our population. Madam Temporary Speaker, the challenge we have in this country is corruption in all levels; it starts from the sweeper to the person on top. If we could just deal with corruption this country would be far in terms of development. There is a lot of money going to the county governments. If they prioritizes the issue of vaccines, we will be able to take care of our population. We must sit together as a country and as leaders and come up with the resolutions of the challenges we are facing. This is because globally and economically, the whole world is facing challenges. The challenge that we have in our country is corruption. This House has summoned so many governors. I remember the ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 situation in Kenya and the special audit by the Auditor-General. The way those counties have squandered COVID-19 funds is unbelievable, but no action has been taken against those individual governors who did that. I remember my governor being summoned before the Committee. Looking at the audit queries that came from Isiolo, it was unbelievable. They reallocated funds and claimed that they have an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) when they have none. They reallocated the budget for the Emergency Fund for relief buying a bale of unga at KShs3000. It is a pity that auditors closed their eyes on such a matter. Madam Temporary Speaker, something needs to be done. We cannot just blame the Government. We have to hold the county governments accountable, especially the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). There is so much corruption that is happening in this country. The institutions that are supposed to make sure that there is accountability have relegated their responsibility, more so the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). I will mention them here because they are in these regions and are doing nothing. Most of them are on the payroll of the governors. Something needs to be done as quickly as possible for us to control the way things are happing in our country. Unless we deal with corruption, we will not change the situation in this country."
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