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    "id": 1169475,
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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": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleague from the other side did not really have anything to clarify because I was very clear. My concern was one that right now we are discussing about sending money to county governments when the financial year has lapsed. The Senate Majority Leader has just said that the financial year is coming to an end in a few days. I am giving a clear comparison on when we talked about the revenue that was being sent to county governments. What is in the Order Paper is for the financial year 2022/2023. It is a bit hypocritical for us for the additional allocation because this House and the National Assembly involved in their own sibling rivalry took a long time to be able to agree on a particular way to name the Bill. These are the facts and it is important that people understand that this money, which we are now talking about sending it to the county governments, may not even benefit the counties. If you now bring in the argument and say that these are conditional grants, these grants are very specific. They are conditional and are given on a draw-down system. They must be spent in a particular financial year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will invite you to look at the Order Paper for today and that is why I sought clarity in the beginning. Today’s Order Paper gives a table for two financial years that is taking about a billion Kenya Shillings to Narok County. That will be money that should have been sent this year and next year. It is imperative for us to be cognizant of the fact that the way we dilly-dally and the amount of time we waste in agreeing in passing legislation affects how projects are done on the ground. It is my prayer that the National Treasury will find it in their hearts to disburse this money before the financial year is over. If they disburse that money, I share the same sentiments as my colleagues that county governors should spend it in a way that is meant to benefit everybody. The money we are talking about here should have paid for hospitals. There are stories we hear on the ground and sometimes we go to hospitals where there are no drugs and level II hospitals have not been built. If I am able to read this, for Narok County there is Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funds of about Kshs17million. There is Sweden – Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP) II of Kshs30 million and United National Environment Programme (UNEP) of Kshs7million. The other money is for Devolution Support Programme which is about Kshs398 million."
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