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    "id": 1127041,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Changamwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omar Mwinyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to weigh in on this very important subject of national importance. I would also like to support my other colleagues who have spoken on this matter. Governments are supposed to be responsible organs that reflect the wishes of the people – the ambitions, dreams and expectations of the people they serve. As much as we would all like to see money trickling down to the counties, looking at the history of our county governments for the last two terms, it is lamentable, disappointing and in fact apart from members of the public celebrating the campaigns, they do not see the fruits of what they campaigned for. It is very important to note that our governors have done better on individual basis than what they have done for the counties they have been serving. As Hon. Odege and other Members have put it, those who are scrambling for positions of governorship are aspiring to become the new governors at large, flying from one European capital to the other in pursuit of goals which are not relevant to the counties they serve. As we are also aware, the Senators – due to the fact that they are toothless – have also resorted to playing ball with the governors. We have never seen any governor taken to court or to task over any matter that is seen to be serious. So, whenever we see such moves by the Senate, we know that it is simply a game where certain things are done and the governors are left to go scot-free. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the biggest culprit is the National Government. The National Government is expected to be an example for the county governments to follow. It is very sad to note that there is a serious competition in terms of doing the wrong things in the public financial sector in this country. This element of competition to become rich fast without doing any tangible work is making the county governments irresponsible. They are following the direction of the National Government. In the National Government, nothing is done to whoever steals or does anything wrong. It is high time that governments become responsible for their people. They should be accountable to their people. They should enforce the law to make sure that anybody in a position The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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