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    "id": 1213138,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Okenyuri",
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    "content": "I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also want to support this Report by the able Chairperson Capt. Sen. Ali Roba. I have had a look at my county and we are beneficiaries of the same. However, I want to give a general call for action from the county chiefs in the 47 counties to embark on an Own Source Revenue (OSR) action by generating our revenue. As much as we are benefiting from these conditional grants and disbursement from the national Government, we need to avoid wastage in form of corruption and stiffer penalties on people who are found culpable. Currently, we have desperate people out there who are in dire need of these services. Devolution came to ensure that services get closer to the people. However, what we are seeing now is that services are getting close to the people but they are not able to benefit because of wastage of resources. We have county chiefs who are also overpromising on what their counties can generate. As a result, we have so many pending bills. Thereby, we are unable to pay suppliers who are ordinary Kenyans looking to get their payment so that they can support their families. I support the report but urge 47 county chiefs to minimize wastage and apply stiffer penalties on people who will be found capable of these activities that are contributing to losses knowing very well that this money is borrowed."
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