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    "id": 1393761,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "I sometimes ask myself, if they could not trust the governors with our education, because it is not the function of county government when it comes to primary, high school or even universities. Why did they trust the governors with our health? That is something that we need to rethink because health, first, is universal and health is one of the most important things that we need to look into as a country. I want to thank the Committee on Health because we have taken some statements to them. They have embarked on visiting counties to see the state of hospitals in various counties. I know I have a Statement with the Committee on Health on the issue of Health Insurance for the employees of Kiambu County Government and they were supposed to visit Kiambu County last week but the Committee postponed that due to reasons that you understand very well. Therefore, I believe the Standing Committees are the Committees that are going to assist this Senate to do its oversight mandate. As I always say, the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC) and County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) are mere morticians, since they only check what the Auditor-General has said. Madam Temporary Speaker, if the Auditor -General says this county had no fault at all, we will do nothing as those committees. However, if we take our job seriously as the Standing Committees and visit our counties as the other committees have been visiting different counties, we are going to find that county governors and county governments are not doing what they are supposed to do. Therefore, by visiting counties, we can rectify this and take the necessary precautions instead of waiting for them to break the law. We wait for the Auditor- General, then the Auditor-General does a report to CPIC and CPAC and then we look at reports a year or two later. Madam Temporary Speaker, for instance, we are now looking into the issues like crimes and mistakes that the previous governors had committed and which are now being answered by the current governors. As I conclude, I am saying that because I know these committees like the Committee on Health, Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, other Committees not forgetting my Committee which is the Committee on Roads and Transportation, if we are keen on protecting devolution, let us visit the counties. Next week, let us have the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources in Kiambu, to check out why Kiambu is going to miss on Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA); the money for climate change about Kshs110 million, just because the Governor there is refusing to comply. Madam Temporary Speaker, let us have the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, go to Kiambu County and check the distribution of fertiliser, the chicks and everything. Let us have the Committee on Energy visit Kiambu to check why the county government has refused the installation of street lights. Let us have the Committee on Education visit Kiambu and check how many Early Childhood Education Centres (ECDs) have been built in that county because I believe we are being lied to. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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