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    "id": 1101880,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1101880/?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 is the only achievement that the county government has done for the last four years. That is the only thing they can show for this more than Kshs20 billion that has been allocated, including conditional grants. As you are aware, Nandi is an agricultural county. We depend largely on dairy products, tea and sugarcane. I know the Chair does not grow sugarcane in her county but you can see the problems we are facing Nyando because of the issues of sugarcane. You saw that our farmers in Chemelil, Chemase, Kisumu County and Nandi because of a mechanical breakdown in Kibos Sugar Factory and Miwani Sugar Company that are doing partial maintenance, our farmers continue to suffer. We expected counties to step in and assist our farmers in terms of ensuring that farmers are able to sell sugarcane. I hope that there will be some intervention on the issue of farmers that continue to suffer. We depend on dairy and I am happy that there are tea sector reforms that are ongoing. To conclude on the issue of cattle dips, in Nandi, during the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 financial years we were supposed to have constructed around 60 cattle dips but only 10 are complete and yet money has been allocated. We were supposed to have 600 sexed semen to improve milk production within Nandi but up to now nothing has been done for the last four years. All governors need to work hard and ensure that they give value for money, transparency, fairness and accountability. Madam Deputy Speaker, when you look at the roads, I know you and I share the same problem in that we have heavy rainfall and the roads are very bad. A bridge in Chepkumia Ward is yet to be complete and yet Kshs2.1 million has been allocated. Somebody might say Kshs2.1 million is a little money but it can change the life of a villager somewhere in Chepkumia. Even when you look at Ainabsetan box culvert in Mosab sub-county and look at another one in Kapsabet Ward. I want to appeal that accountability is not negotiable. Finally, the best Council of Governors chairperson we had was Isaac Ruto. The current chairperson of the CoG, Gov. Wambora cannot even ask the National Government through IBEC and other forums to release money to counties and yet they say the Senate is not doing its role. Our role is to pass CARA. It is the work of the CoG to assist us even in terms of accountability. Gov. Wambora and the CoG should tell the Government to release the money. They should also work hand in hand to demand that the National Government disburses money on time and as per Article 219. It is not a favour that they are looking for. I wish Sen. Malalah would listen to this because I have seen his intention to run for Governor of Kakamega; it is important that he listens. I know that quite a number of us will be running for governor; Sen. Malalah, Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo Ayacko and others; we do not need to see the same mistakes. Sen. Malalah, I hope you appreciate that you were arrested because of this formula. Please do not go repeating the mistakes that we are seeing in Kakamega County government. You are doing very well. I can see you are behind Musalia Mudavadi, which is okay."
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