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    "id": 1238175,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "How can we ensure that Kathwana develops as the county headquarters of Tharaka Nithi if the County Commissioner, the DCI, and other people do not want to move there, simply because there is no running water and no five-star hotels? The only way to develop this country is to allow places like Kathwana be what it has been gazetted. I want to challenge my brother, the former Deputy Speaker and now the CS for Interior and National Administration, Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki, to facilitate the construction of other amenities, including the National Government Administration Offices. That is the only way we will develop. I am told we have around 4 million people in this city. When it rained heavily the other day, we saw Kenyans and vehicles swimming on the lower deck of Mombasa Road because the city is clogged. There are also no spaces for children to play at. The reason all Kenyans come to Nairobi is because of services. I want to thank the President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. William Ruto, for saying that 5,000 services will be digitized on e-citizen platform. It does not make sense to have somebody come all the way from Marimanti, Makutano or Buuri in Meru to look for a passport at Nyayo House. We have people who come all the way from Marsabit and Mandera to look for a service that they are paying for. It is not a favour we are doing to them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mark my words. If devolution works a 100 per cent, there will be no congestion in Nairobi. I can tell you for free. If devolution works properly, no one will even care who becomes the President of Kenya because people will be getting services where they are. It is as simple as that. We are developing Nairobi by building roads. We have the Expressway and everything is being brought to Nairobi. Every investor is in Nairobi. I said this yesterday on the Floor of the House. It is like we are telling the rest of the Kenyans, enda usikievibaya uko kwenu . There is a song that goes that way. I have not seen Sen. Lomenen from Turkana. Nowadays they have oil. Even his face has changed because of money from oil. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a member of the Njuri Ncheke, I know you rarely visit some of the places where some of us go to listen to those songs. It is good that the Minority Whip and Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, one of the youthful Senators, are in the House. For devolution to work, we must protect it. We should not only protect it by giving resources; we must demand for answers and accountability. It is good that we have visitors. There is a misnomer that the minority side has been pushing that we slash money going to the counties. I have heard our colleagues say it in birthday parties, baby showers, funerals, weddings, and even in their bedrooms, telling their wives and clandes that we have slashed the money, but that is not true. The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot, together with Sen. Olekina, Sen. Mwaruma, and Sen. Faki were there. The money that went to the counties in the last financial year was Kshs370 billion."
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