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    "id": 1292135,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I notice Sen. Wambua notifying me of something. I believe it is about the allocated time. As such, I will try to run through the next two schedules so that Senators get time to contribute. The Third Schedule provides conditional allocations for proceeds of loans or grants from development partners for the Financial Year 2023/2024. This is one of the areas that we beseech county governments. Currently, we are releasing these funds in lumpsum. Consequently, there is a likelihood of collusion between donors and county government officials who abuse public resources through pilferage. However, in future, the sponsor of the Bill should ensure that we tie the release of the funds to a particular programme to deter county governments from diverting the resources to other programmes that were not a priority. In this programme, Bomet County Government is getting a whooping Kshs362 million. This will go to primary health care in the devolved government. This is evidence of collaboration between county governments and the national Government. Despite the fact that health services are devolved, there are areas in which collaboration is necessary. An example is the Community Health Promoters Programme that was launched by the President last week. They will be supplied with equipment and paid a stipend which the county government is also expected to match. This will create job opportunities and ensure the promoters do not work for free for the locals. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe that in the end, the 100,000 Community Health Promoters will be direct beneficiaries of this programme. As such, we would have fulfilled the promise to create job opportunities for the people of Kenya. 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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