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    "id": 1098320,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1098320/?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": "that Nandi County has disbursed from 2017 up to 2021. Up to now it is about Kshs20 billion and when you look at the money that has been given to Nandi vis a viz the projects that they have done, it is totally opposite; nothing has been done. For example, they were supposed to be given 20 ambulances and yet out of the 20 ambulances that were budgeted for under CIDP none has been delivered. It is very unfortunate that we have disbursed almost Kshs25 billion and this disbursement is not even inclusive of conditional grants and on-source revenue. These are equitable, sharable disbursements that we have. I think we need to be very careful. I do not know how we will hold our counties accountable because any CIDP project that has been put, they are budgeted for. There are 13 new health facilities in Nandi which are not even accessible. When you go to a place like Cherondo you have to use a gunia to carry people to hospital. When somebody dies you have to use a gunia to carry the coffin up to a place like Cherondo and many others in Kapchorwa Ward; places like Kosoiywa, Kamamut, Kamanyaruat, Chepkemil, Mosombor, Siksik, Kamboiywa, Kibonse, Kamelilo,Chebuyakoris and Kabutiet are places where people do not have access to dispensaries. These are far flung areas that these people should be able to walk in and get medication. You can imagine if somebody gets sick with COVID-19, how will they get supplementary oxygen? Going into the future we must agree on how to fix these things. Most of these issues have been devolved. It is important for our people to have clean, accessible and safe water. We need counties to be honest in terms of water provision because access to clean water is a human right. In Nandi all water projects have not been started and yet the Controller of Budget wrote that Nandi County has received over Kshs20 billion in the last four financial years. One interesting thing is that tenders have been awarded for water projects in Nandi but no project has been started. They are violating Article 43 of the Constitution on access to clean water. For example, we have Sinende-Maraba in Aldai sub-county, Biribiet in Chesumei, Nandi Hills Town Spring which should be serving Nandi Hills Town; Kapkorio A and B in Kapsabet Ward; Kapchobose water project in Nandi. The award of tenders for all the water projects in Nandi County has been given but the work is yet to start. Money has already been disbursed yet our people cannot access safe and clean water. We want to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases. How do we achieve this when water as a function has been devolved? I think it is very sad that a town like Kapsabet does not have clean drinking water and the issue of sewerage is still a challenge. When you look at the health projects in Nandi, the only complete project in Nandi in terms of the health department is only a morgue in Nandi Hills Sub-County Hospital. The question should be; why is the county in a hurry to complete construction of a morgue as opposed to building a hospital? I thought priority should be given to treatment because we do not want anybody to die."
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