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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the Mover and Seconder of the Motion that touches on two areas. One, is the developmental issue in Turkana County, since we had the privilege to be there. As the Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, allow me to state that looking at the funds that have been disbursed over the years, it is quite sad. The county additional allocation that has also been remitted to this particular county is about Kshs13 billion annually. However, having been in the county, it is sad to see that not much has been done. One of our key roles as the Senate is oversight. Looking at the sums that have been disbursed in this county, the kind of development we expected does not match our expectations. We urge the county government in place to up their game and focus on their own-source revenue. I speak for the Committee on Finance and Budget. On the security issue, for any development to take place, the environment has to be conducive. As a student of business, Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal (PESTEL) factors is a key study and parameter that is very important. It ranges from political stability, security matters, socio-economic, technology and all that. Matters security are important in any nation not just in this country. The Government has tried to cut the cost of production. For example, the fertilizer subsidy in place is supposed to improve agriculture. However, there cannot be any development and agriculture to thrive to achieve food security if the environment is not conducive because of the insecurity in these areas. The insecurity did not start yesterday. It has been there for quite some time. I appreciate Hon. (Prof.) Kindiki for the fact that he is a people’s person. He has gone to the ground and understood the root problems. We have seen improvements. I like what Sen. Chute mentioned earlier that in Marsabit County, there has been quite an improvement in matters of security. However, the reality on the ground is that people are losing their lives in this country. People are killing each other, which is sad. I give my condolences to the families that have lost their loved ones. As leaders, we have a responsibility to give guidance. It saddens me as a young legislator. I agree with my senior, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, for saying that the youth who have been given an opportunity by their parties to represent them in Parliament need to up their game. We cannot be on the frontline to incite and make tribal remarks yet we are moving away from tribal issues. As I speak, we are in bipartisan talks. We are coming from a point of"
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