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    "id": 1228683,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13587,
        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker Sir, in the course of its investigations, the Committee has made the following key findings - (1) THAT Tharaka Nithi County was among the Counties that received the conditional grant intended to supplement financing of the construction of County Headquarters and as at June 2022 the Cumulative expenditure for the construction was Kshs217 million and the project was 85 per cent complete. (2) THAT there is lack of adequate infrastructure in Kathwana town that can accommodate all the national Government departments. The current available office infrastructure can only accommodate six departments including the office of the County Commissioner. (3) THAT there were unfinished works on the construction of the county headquarters including erection of a perimeter wall and electricity connection. (4) THAT there was a caveat put by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in a letter to the county government of Tharaka Nithi stopping the release of funds for the construction of the County Assembly until the EACC completes its investigations. (5) THAT EACC investigates into the irregular procurement of consultancy services for architectural designs for the construction of the Tharaka Nithi County Assembly Chambers and that of the irregular procurement for the construction of the Chambers. (6) THAT the size of the proposed structure was significantly larger than the required capacity to accommodate the 26 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). The Committee is about to conclude its investigations on this matter and the report shall be soon tabled in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on consideration of the Statement regarding county border disputes, the Committee took important note of the history pertaining this particular issue. It is instructive to note that the issue of border disputes between counties has been a long- standing problem spanning from the 10th to the current Parliament, with a myriad of disputes across the country. As you are aware, border issues are emotive. The Committee has taken serious considerations and is still addressing the matter. A Bill is coming to that effect. The Committee also resolved that the framework for a peaceful resolution of inter-county boundaries and border disputes is clearly encapsulated in the Constitution and the relevant Statutes. This includes the Intergovernmental Relations Act No.2 of 2012 and the County Governments Act No.17 of 2012. Upon considering the numerous reports previously presented by various stakeholders, the Committee advises that the most applicable solution is espoused in Article 188 of the Constitution---"
}