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    "id": 1098363,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Unfortunately, we have situations where most if not almost all counties are net exporters of capital to Nairobi. We fight to take money to Kakamega, Isiolo, Bomet and Bungoma. Those we have entrusted with the money steal it and bring it to buy prestigious properties in Nairobi. Counties are not out there sustaining and improving the economy of Nairobi City County at the expense of the people who should benefit from devolution. As my colleague from Migori has said, the National Treasury has not lived to its billing in terms of disbursement of funds. Sometimes we who sit in the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget are treated to a charade where governors say they have not received money while the National Treasury says it has disbursed all of it. Now with this Cash Disbursement Schedule, our Committee chaired by my able colleague from Kirinyaga should have quarterly meetings with the CS to confirm that the disbursements have been done. The CS should and must be obligated to come before the Committee to table the disbursements he has released to the counties. Once this is done, we have to hold the institutions of governance in this country to account. There is absolutely no reason for this House to fight. We remember the standoff we had on the Division of Revenue Formula. Twelve times the Formula came here and failed until we came together in a bi-partisan manner and agreed on a formula. Unfortunately, this money that goes to the counties we have quite a cabal of governors who do not know the difference between public and private resources. The money goes to the counties and the governors think it is their private enterprise. Some are even resorting to spending public resources. My distinguished young Senator from Kakamega Sen. Malalah saw this in Bungoma over the weekend. The governor spent public resources to hire hooligans and goons who attacked and injured some young people accompanying Sen. Malalah to the funeral of his Personal Assistant. It is a shame. There is nobody out there who has money to hire goons. They are using public resources which is an abuse. As this is happening, institutions of governance are watching. The police are there watching helplessly. Maybe they are on the payroll of the same offending governors. We want to see the Auditor-General auditing to find out on what vote in any county money does money come from to pay hooligans to terrorize people? Which vote has this kind of money?"
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