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    "id": 1437227,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. I will start by commending the Mediation Committee for the job well done. They came to a compromise to increase the money allocated to county governments. I want to add my voice to the fact that we need more allocation to county governments. It must be clear to everybody that the only way the Government can raise more resources and revenue is through taxation. It is painful to see that some of the money allocated to county governments is utilized inappropriately. This year, Nyeri County will receive an additional Kshs500 million. It is my prayer that our governor will ensure that the deteriorating health services in Nyeri County are improved. I urge the governors to prioritize settling the pending bills when they receive the allocation. Non-payment is hurting Kenyans and, more specifically, killing small enterprises. It is high time we started discussing how to streamline our own-source revenue. We were impressed by the Governor of Murang'a. I would like to commend the Senator for working closely and in collaboration with his governor to ensure they hit the Kshs1 billion mark in terms of own-resource revenue. It is not good enough to collect resources and allocate more resources. We must ensure that the allocated resources are used appropriately to benefit this country's citizens. Mr. Speaker, Sir, because of our enhanced role through the oversight fund, it is time that we, as Senators, become proactive to ensure that we arrest situations before we lose money. It is known to everybody that Senators have been reduced to morticians. We are given audited accounts to see the situation as it was. It is important that moving forward, we play a proactive role to ensure money is not lost and arrest situations of leakages. Unless we do this, the citizens of this country will continue to complain about heavy taxation because taxation without seeing the use of the money will continue burdening Kenyans. 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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