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"content": "was launched in Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Mombasa, Narok, and in all the Azimio governors’ areas. I was wondering if it was governors from my side of Kenya Kwanza that were not embracing this. However, at least we see there is money for the county aggregated industrial park for Kiambu County. So, there is no reason that the Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Investment and Industry should not come to Kiambu County very soon to launch this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, out of Kshs1.2 billion, Kshs160 million is for fertilizer subsidy. Kiambu County is an agricultural zone. As we await these monies, we would want to urge the county government to come up with a good structure of giving out this fertilizer. Some of them are using this fertilizer as a campaign tool, giving fertilizer to somebody who does not even have land. They can only put fertilizer on their flowers that are just in their corridors because they do not have land. So, I think the county government should come clear and come out with a very nice framework to make sure that this fertilizer gets to those who deserve. That is the coffee, tea farmers, any other crop and so on. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the Second Schedule of the Bill, counties are receiving money from the court fines. If you break the county legislation, you are taken to court. Whatever fine you find from breaking a county legislation, that money is reverted back to that county. I can tell that Kiambu County is receiving Kshs5 million from court fines, of which I would want to caution my people just to adhere to the county laws. I would not be happy to know that my people are being fined, so that this money can now be channelled to development. I tell my people to follow the laws of the counties. However, I have noted other counties who are receiving a bigger allocation from the court fines are Mombasa, which is receiving Kshs13 million; Machakos, Kshs14 million; and Nairobi City County, Kshs70 million. The question, is it that the people of Nairobi City County break the law more than other counties; or is it that the other people from other counties who are not accustomed to the county legislation when they come here, they are fined? I think this is something the Committee on Devolution should check to see whether we have the best county legislation in Nairobi City County and other counties. This is because economic times are not so good for our people, so that we do not find our people just like that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kiambu County is receiving Kshs500 million, that is a half a billion, from the development partners, that is World Bank. This is going to so many different projects. However, I have an interest in one called National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP). NARIGP is giving Kiambu Kshs150 million. I am bringing this issue and that is what I am saying, if governors are unable to use these funds to where they are supposed to be used, I think we should mark that as a sign of incompetence."
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