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    "id": 1382953,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I challenge the National Assembly to expedite this and to stop sleeping on the job because we are looking at the Financial Year 2020/ 2021, which is almost three to four years ago. When we are allocating funds through the latest audited account, counties should get more money. Notwithstanding that, on the issue of counties; last year, some of us were being crucified in public when we allowed the counties to get Kshs385 billion, and now we are moving to Kshs415 billion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a significant improvement. I want to challenge governors and county governments to use these resources prudently. Consequently, there is an addition of funds. Therefore, this should be clear that we are increasing money to counties from Kshs385 billion to Kshs415 billion. I agree that we need an Integrated County Revenue Management System (ICRMS) by counties because there are a lot of leakages through OSR, which continues to be a big challenge. This has been used to a disadvantage. I am the Vice Chairperson of the CPAC and it has been a challenge to address the OSR. The counties set very high targets, but when it comes to delivering on OSR, it becomes a problem. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of last-mile distribution of fertiliser, I challenge counties. I know there is a problem of fertiliser across the country, especially, in Nandi County as we are in the planting season. I ask the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to fast-track provision of the fertiliser because we are in planting season in the Nandi County. My only challenge to the County Government of Nandi and other counties is to do last-mile distribution of fertiliser so that we save transport costs for farmers. For instance, in Nandi, we have five depots against a million people. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of mining royalties; we have gold in Nandi at a place called Chemase yet the people of Nandi and Chemase are yet to see the fruits of the gold mine that they have in Karebe. In these mining royalties, I expect people to get more in Chemase and Nandi County through these mineral royalties. The law is very clear. The Mining Act of 2015 talks about community development agreement. There should be at least 70 per cent to the national Government, 20 per cent to the county and 10 per cent to the local community. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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