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    "id": 1161005,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "impression that they are there to fight devolution is a very unfortunate state of affairs because all hospitals in my county are under the county government. The drugs meant to be purchased by the money we send to counties will serve people who are supporters of MPs and also the supporters of Senators. They do not draw a line. So, we really want to also put them on the spot. Let our people know that this money, the Kshs351 million that is supposed to go to Nyamira is being held back because of the unfortunate stand that has been taken by the Members of the National Assembly. We must tell them. Our people must know the truth. I am here to fight so that these monies go to our counties, but our people cannot get medical attention in our hospitals because the National Assembly has refused to agree with the position of the Senate which is supposed to send more resources to our counties. That is the same thing with the people who reside in my neighboring county of Kisii, Narok, Nairobi, and Kitui. Are we serving the interest of the people or are we serving selfish ego interest? That is what I want the people of Nyamira to know today. That is why I am here in Nairobi, to fight for this money to go to my county of Nyamira so that services can go to our people. Every governor should respect us. I have never seen a governor walk in here to fight for money to go to the counties the way we do. You have heard the sentiments of Senators who have spoken this afternoon; they are passionate that they want more resources to go to the counties. When this money goes there, governors think it is their money. They do not even know how that money got there in the first place because we could play ball and just sit back. I thank Sen. Sakaja because he stood with me in my hour of need. My brother I wish you well in your quest of being Governor of Nairobi because you stood with the people of Nyamira when we were about to lose Kshs600 million. Therefore, the Governor who is in office must respect me and other Senators. If we had lost that money, the budget of the County Assembly of Nyamira could have been whipped. We spend Kshs598 million to run a county assembly each year. We saved that county Kshs600 million collectively as Senators. Therefore, when this money reaches there, we want to see it uplifting the lives of our people, not to enrich governors. I hope my colleagues who want to be governors will behave better than what we are seeing from some cadre of governors. We want people to have smiles on their faces. We want you to behave like the President of Finland. She has the happiest people in the world. If you read why, it is because she is able to provide quality, affordable, healthcare and good transport system to her people. There is security there. You can walk in Finland even at midnight. That is what we want to see in our counties. This morning we had my Governor appearing before the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare chaired by Sen. Sakaja here. Among the issues being handled by the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is a governor who is refusing to pay Early Childhood Education (ECD) teachers who earn a paltry Kshs13,000. ECD teachers whose contracts were terminated in June, 2020 have never been paid their gratuity two years down the line. That is not the way to deal with people who have elected us into office. Therefore, on this one - and I am happy that the Senate Majority Leader is here - we have to stand with the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya."
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