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    "id": 1151221,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1151221/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "If my scorecard was anything to go by, is that every single year that I have sat in this House and I have faithfully participated on the debates on Division of Revenue Allocation Bill (DORA) and on County Allocation of Revenue Bill (CARA); the two most important pieces of legislation for Members of this House; the DORA and on CARA and the basis for allocation for revenue. I have sat here and all the Members I can see in this House today have sat faithfully to ensure that the voices of their constituents are heard. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with that I would have expected that the indicators around maternal mortality, improvement of health, access to markets, agricultural productivity would have increased. We must find a framework so, that when we are getting some of these reports from the Auditor-General, it is also accompanied by a Report from the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to see how some of those indicators have responded. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one thing worries me. Today, there are many political parties in Kenya. Every region in this Republic has a governor who owns a party. This is not hearsay. If you go to Rift Valley, Gov. Lonyangapuo and the former Governor of Bomet County, Hon. Isaac Ruto, are leaders of parties. If you to Western Kenya, the Governor of Bungoma County is a leader of a party. If you go to Nyanza, Gov. Obado is a leader of a party. If you go to Central Kenya, Gov. Wairia is a leader of a party. In Eastern, it is even worse because Gov. Kiraitu, Gov. Wambora, Gov. Ngilu, Gov. (Prof.) Kibwana and Gov. Mutua all have got political parties. If you go to the Coast, Gov. Kingi is a leader of a party. In North Eastern, Gov. Roba is also a leader of a party. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is it that is making governors who previously were just rank and file members of other political parties become political party leaders? It is because they are looting the money that we are sending to the counties. It is because we have given them the space to use this money for things that are not devolution related. We are giving them money to use for political mobilisation. That is why many of them want to sit on the table when national coalitions and formations are being made. They keep listening and benchmarking. They want to find a space where their corruption shall be entertained. When they hear that the conversation in a coalition is not that, that favours corruption they switch allegiances. They will be in a marriage today, divorce tomorrow and marry again. It is because they are looking for a House that will not haunt or follow them. This phenomenon is worrying. Mr. Speaker, Sir, how many Senators here have got political parties? Does it mean that the Senators in this House have got no political gravitas? Does it mean that the Senators in this House are incapable of political mobilisation? This is why the nation thinks this Senate has let them down when it comes to oversight of the resources that go to counties. Some governors have got choirs and others are inspecting guards of honour as if they are the Presidents of the Republic of Kenya. All this is financed by this Kshs370 billion that we are sending out to counties today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we come back to this Senate for those of us who will be lucky enough to be elected back here, we need to address some of these issues and make sure we tighten the loopholes that exists. We should make sure that those who will"
}