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    "id": 1102004,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kavindu Muthama",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will go ahead and contribute to that. Senators are not aware when conditional grants are sent to the counties. There is also no public participation. Therefore, the public and the Senate rarely knows how the money is used. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, protect me because they are disrupting me. The counties should involve public participation in the conditional grants to the counties and the transfers. They should also do exactly what they are meant to do with that money. I know that recently, a grant of Kshs217 million was released to the Level Five Hospital in Machakos County. As we speak, there is no medication in that Level Five Hospital. Patients of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) are dying like chicken. Therefore, a private body should oversight this money. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are so many contractors and suppliers in Machakos County who have not been paid. There are also stalled projects. I ask the Governor of Machakos to pay all the suppliers and contractors before he exists office. This goes for all contractors and suppliers. Even the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) call my office every now and then demanding for their pay. Doctors have not been paid. Even the little money to pay cleaners has not been availed. I ask for the disbursement of the monies in good time so that they can be utilized. With these grants, we should see the strengthening of public finance management. Civic education should be carried out so that people know what they are supposed to do. I support. Thank you."
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