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    "id": 1186136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "It makes sense for every county to be hosted within its own premises to avoid rental expenditure that may be extravagant or that may not make economic sense. I have noted that counties like Isiolo, Lamu, Nyandarua, Tana River and Tharaka Nithi are targeted to have an allocation toward the construction of their headquarters. Even as this Bill is being debated to be passed, we encourage all the governors to ensure that their counties have headquarters. It is over 10 years going to the 11th year now and the counties should have that as a bare minimum. The national Government is rolling out the housing project in the counties. It will be a good procedure that any county that is getting the advantage of that housing should as well show good faith by making sure that they themselves are housed within a headquarters that has been constructed through the public resource. The additional resources have also gone towards mitigating the effects of climate change. There is allocation of resources towards positive climate action. Once again, it propels good thinking on how counties and the people of Kenya can contribute toward a climate action that will mitigate the degradation that has caused us to be where we are in terms of climate change. The resources assigned will give an opportunity to counties to participate and fully engage in taking climate action. They will teach the people and learn together with the citizens within the counties how they can mitigate climate change within the respective counties. One of the frameworks within this Bill that brings a breath of fresh air is the framework for management of the donor fund that is going to the counties. I believe that any development partner who is listening to the proceedings in the Senate today should have a big smile on their face. That is because we now have a framework that will ensure transparency and accountability, which sets a very good form of engaging further. It also makes it easy for them to entrust the counties with more resources toward building, not just the social economic activities of the people of Kenya, but also alleviating the poverty that has been widespread. I rise to support the passing of this Bill and to say to the Committee that has presented this Bill through the Senate Majority Leader that they have set a good pace in the House. This House can now have more Bills debated by the 13th Parliament. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support the passing of this Bill."
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