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    "id": 1152104,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I am appealing to our development partners like the World Bank, IMF and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who have been supporting the devolved functions that we now have a law. We shall not allow governors to get money that has no legal framework. That is what is important. The partners can now be comfortable that any money given to county governments will be transparently accounted for to the benefit of our people. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sought a Statement about Kiambu County, but the Committee is yet to call me. I hope Sen. Farhiya will note that. The Statement was on the alleged misappropriation of funds in Kiambu County Government, and I hope she will take it up. Thirdly, I wish to comment on the Disbursement Schedule. You gave a ruling that every Senator must be given the monthly Cash Disbursement Schedule (CDS) by the Controller of Budget (CoB). That ruling was only effected for a few months and we no longer see it. We need the CDS supplied monthly to every Senator, including to the great Senator of Nyamira County, Sen. Omogeni. We need to know how much has been disbursed to Nandi, Nyamira, Wajir, Laikipia, Bungoma and all counties every month. Every Senator has a right to know. We need to know the amount disbursed for the last four years. When doing oversight, such information will enable Sen. Omogeni to tell his people in Nyamira County that he has brought Kshs6 billion or Kshs7 billion. He needs to tell them the amount disbursed and the amount that the County Government has utilized. I pray and request your office to further order the CoB to be issuing us CDS, the way they give us the audit reports. These reports will be helpful in our oversight work and help us to be efficient. Finally, the Committee on Finance and Budget needs to ensure that we have ample time during the budget making process. There was a lot of push and pull because it is an electioneering period. We had to request for time to hold a Kamukunji before agreeing on the Budget. I challenge the Committee to always be proactive, so that Senators are well informed on where the Senate should give input in the budget making process. We are lucky through your guidance and I, as the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights; we went to Milimani High Court before Justice Weldon Korir. Out of 24 legislations, we got the effect given on No.3 of 2013 on division of revenue. The naysers and narcissists, those who oppose devolution, had wanted us not to participate in the division of revenue. I thank Sen. Omogeni and other Members of this House for their gallant fight at the Supreme Court. The Committee on Finance and Budget has done a commendable job. Those are the few comments I can make. I wish the Committee well. I do not know what we will do about the remaining statements because we are supposed to adjourn in June for the General Elections. I hope there is a way that we can ensure pending that statements are dealt with before the long recess and before we welcome the third generation of Senators."
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