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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Statement from Sen. Kibiru. Sen. Kibiru has given us a chronology of how the Bill was born. It originated from the Senate on 25th May, 2021. It went to the National Assembly where there were issues to do with amendments, and then it also went for mediation. This is the way Bills should actually go. However, at the point of mediation, there is need for both Houses to reach a consensus, so that the Bill is assented to. This Bill is long overdue. It needed to be worked on way back because the grants that go to counties are supposed to be conditional so that they go for a specific purpose. The purpose of the grants is to ensure that Kenya delivers on its international obligations with regard to service delivery. As a country, Kenya has signed many international laws and also ratified the laws that speak on the issue of basic needs. We are talking about issues of national importance like water, quality education, affirmative action and health. All these issues are even enshrined in our Constitution. So, these grants are supposed to be specified in order to go to such specific service delivery units. This is so that if it is health, then they help in terms of bringing down mortality rate and all that. To speak very candidly on the Floor of this House, some counties have not sorted out issues of national importance such as education. Many county governments have not implemented schemes of service for Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) teachers. They are not paying ECDE teachers as they ought to be paid. Some of these grants can specifically be sent to address some of these issues. When we look at the service delivery and the Big 4 Agenda, the four agendas may not be resolved by the Government alone. The contribution of partners is very important."
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