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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make some comments on the Bill. From the onset, I support the Bill. We should all support this Bill because it speaks to the framework that the national Government and the development partners have for the money appropriated to our counties. There are a few things that the Majority Whip, who is the sponsor of the Bill can help us understand. I hope Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale will not be misled not to listen to what I am saying. I need some answers. I am not a finance person, but it does not make any sense for all counties to receive an equal amount of Kshs124,723,403 to lease medical equipment as a conditional grant, and then, have them pay back that money. Someone to explain to me why that money is being released to the counties when it is supposed to pay the single person who leased that medical equipment. Why can this money not be paid directly? Why should we have that amount taken to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) for each county and then at the same time, it is taken back to pay for leased medical equipment? We also need to question ourselves. We have had a lot of complaints from governors about the leasing of medical equipment. In fact, a lot of negative pronouncements have been made around the leasing of these medical equipment. As a lawyer, I understand that there must have been an agreement signed somewhere. Some of the governors have come out to say that they were coerced. Some of them had even refused to sign, but later on, they did. If indeed there was an existing contract, do we not have an exit clause? Every good contract drafted by good lawyers must have an exit clause. If this exit clause exists, why can we not exit this process? It seems that the needs of some counties were not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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