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    "id": 1123897,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "be coordinated by the County Commissioner. That is why we are saying the County Commissioner should be part of this conversation. In every county, you will find the ministry responsible for water will be sinking boreholes, doing water pans, and interventions in the water sector. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the water sector is an area that also needs to be looked at to be in line with the new constitutional dispensation. We have all these water corporations in every region. Lake Victoria South, Lake Victoria South and all these legacy corporations. Where are the county governments who ideally should have firm control of water service provision in their regions? They are observers. You find, for example, that there is a Kshs1 billion project in Oyugis, which is in my county. Whereas we thank the national government for that, it is important that there is some coordination between that agency and the county government in its delivery. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, where county commissioners have been given the mandate on behalf of the national Government to initiate or coordinate development in a county, there must be a forum for the county commissioner, the governor and elected Members of the National Assembly to coordinate. We are not saying that forum will be for implementation. It will be for information, sharing experiences and elimination of duplication. We have talked about the issues in the road sector particularly with the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). Sen. (Eng.) Hargura having been there could not have put it any better. We are losing a lot of money because what the left hand is doing the right hand does not know. Sometimes the right hand claims to have done what the left hand did. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I once visited Marsabit County in the last term. The then governor of Marsabit County told us to my amazement - I wish the Senator for Marsabit would attest to this - that when they received funds into the County Revenue Fund (CRF), they would sit down as elected leaders and agree on a portion that would be allocated to each constituency based on an index. They came up with an index such that if Marsabit County receives Kshs10 billion, the governor would get Kshs2 billion or Ksh3 billion for salaries, operations, et cetera . Another Kshs2 billion or Kshs3 billion for his legacy projects and remain with Kshs3 billion. This then would be applied across the constituencies in an equitable manner. This is something close to what we are trying to achieve with the Ward Development Fund (WDF). That arrangement was very impressive. Despite all the science, that governor was not re-elected. I do not know whether there is an inverse relationship between too much science and chances of re-election. We need to have a situation where all elected leaders agree on priorities. When we say priorities, we are not saying that they are the ones doing the budget. Those priorities can inform decisions in future. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Olekina has raised an issue regarding the annual performance report. Sen. (Eng.) Hargura has also raised an issue whether the governors will comply. Compliance is not an option or hobby; it is a responsibility. Once it is in the law, you have no choice but to comply."
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