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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gataya Mo Fire",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is Tharaka Nithi County. All through, we have had serious blame games. Ooh! The EACC. Ooh! The public works. That blame game has continued for the last almost 12 years now. It has been a blame game because I remember the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations invited me because I am not a Member of that Committee. The EACC and the Controller of Budget (CoB) have been attending their meetings. The blame game has been addressed by the Committee. That is why the Committee has recommended that we have a joint effort with the various stakeholders so that we can resolve that matter. The EACC has been saying they have not stopped the construction. On the other hand, the Governor says he has not received any report from anywhere. So, that issue has continued and has subjected MCAs and the entire county to a lot of suffering. Basically, that is killing the spirit of devolution. You can imagine citizens or any other public member who wants services from Tharaka Nithi County may not get those services because there are no structures. I thank this Committee because they have come up with very serious recommendations. It is not intelligent for the EACC to assume the role of suspending all the activities in various circumstances under the pretext of investigations. I do not understand how investigations can take 15 years, without having anybody prosecuted, taken to court or giving any recommendations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is high time this House should be in charge and make sure the EACC also gets accountable and appears before this Committee."
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