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    "id": 1161373,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1161373/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply THAT, the report on the standing Committee on Health and the Utilization of COVID-19 funds by Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Embu, Garissa, Kakamega, Kitui, Laikipia, Lamu, Machakos, Mandera, Marsabit County Executives and a few other counties that I have not mentioned, be adopted. I thank the two Members who decided to be loyal and to be real Senators of unimpeachable characters whose dedication to the counties is quite evident by staying here to comment on matters that affect them. Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Farhiya raised very pertinent issues for which I commend her. Professionals should adhere to the professional code of conduct. There is absolutely no reason why county governors should employ people who do not subscribe to the professional code of ethics. The Committee observed clearly and even reiterated that there was either negligence or just complete utter disregard of the rule of law by the accounting officers. I hope that the Auditor-General can pull up her socks a little bit when it comes to really scrutinising these county governments. What Sen. Farhiya stated is the frustration that the Committee observed when we were going through these reports of all these county governments and how they utilized COVID-19 funds. Those same frustrations have been raised by the good Senator for Nyamira County, Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni. Why would a county not have a record keeping system? Why would they not care for their employees? One of the things that I did not remember to mention when I was moving this report is that some of these problems were trickling down from the national Government. There was delay in disbursement of the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funds and the Kenya Devolution Support Programmes (KDSP) funds. So, when these funds were sent down there, coupled with the fact that county governments"
}