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    "id": 1228733,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to comment on the Statement by the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. My congratulations for the work they have done so far. A brief and quick one. The Committee omitted a very critical issue which I wanted to hear about. As the previous Senator has said, the committees and their chairpersons need to know - because they will read this on record - that we are very concerned as a Senate that a lot of money is remaining at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation yet agriculture is a devolved function. We want to hear what efforts the Chairperson and his Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries are making to ensure that more money goes down to the counties because we have continued to have this complaint. Where we can connect and put matters on record, we are not seeing movement. It is not enough for the Chairman to come and tell us they have processed two, three or four Bills or they have done such Statements. What about their own suo moto movement to make sure that the anchor of agriculture is actually devolved? Seventy per cent of the people of Kenya are employed in that sector and these are in the counties, not in the towns. We are not hearing much going on from their side. We need to hear this in their next report: How they engaged with the CoG. How much money is coming down and how are we benefiting in the counties. In particular, rural counties, like Tana River County, we need the money from the national Government where the policy makers are and it should roll down to the counties. I thank you."
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