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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, when we have a situation like what we are facing in the country right now, it calls for posterity measures, prudent spending and projects to be prioritised. We expect all Governors to be careful in expending of this money, to remember that we will pay very expensively for these loans, and to know that the people are very needy. Now, children are not even going to school in our counties because they are not energetic enough. There is neither food at home nor at school. Over the weekend, I had parents coming to my home saying they are not sending their kids to school because if there was food in school, they would go. However, they would rather stay with them at home. Not that there is food at home but because there is no choice. For every project the governors will put this money into, there must be priority needs. Water is a crucial issue right now in our counties in this time when boreholes are running dry. Drought mitigation measures including relief food, both in schools and to the communities are the things we expect the Governors to address as a matter of priority. Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support and also to urge governors to be careful in the spending of this money and for the national Government to be prompt in disbursement of the same funds. The Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, has visited a number of counties. We realised that sometimes, we blame the Governors and the County Executives but the problem lies with the disbursement from National Treasury. The county governments are not receiving this money on time so governors are put in very awkward situations. We will also call upon National Treasury to have prompt release of these funds to the counties so that it can benefit the people. This brings me to another issue of the tug of war going on between the County Assemblies and the governors. It is not so much on delivery of services. You find county assemblies and governors are still stuck in the general elections. By now, Kenyans should move on because elections were done and finished. At the national level, we do not understand what our good colleagues in the Minority side are still fighting and being restless about; the Azimio rallies that are going on that we do not understand when the country is in dire need. When the country is facing a situation even those they are calling upon to come for these rallies can barely come because people cannot even get enough food leave alone money for transport to follow the party leaders to Machakos County and every other place. Madam Temporary Speaker, I urge the governors to concentrate on the work that they were given. They were elected. They were elected. So, let them concentrate on the work that they were given. Let them work with the national Government that is duly elected. Let them work with the President of the Republic of Kenya. Let us move as a county and prioritize the needs of our people who at the moment are facing very difficult situations."
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