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    "id": 1437239,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1437239/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13125,
        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember over the years we used to increase the budget, but every time you will see that the governors would throw us under the bus when it comes to allocation. I will support this particular Bill, but with a very heavy heart as a Senator of Isiolo County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this allocation, we have a Kshs400 million increase to Isiolo County. However, it is really sad that we release the money and somebody sits at the county and says, “I am not accountable to the Senate or I am not accountable to the Senator of that county.” The Governor for Isiolo was called to appear before the Committee on Health yesterday with summons. He has refused to appear even after the Committee has issued two summonses. Where are we heading to? We had such cases in 2013 and 2014. However, with time, the governors saw that there was no need for them to refuse to appear before the Senate. This is the 21st Century. As I speak here, we do not have a morgue in Isiolo County. It only requires only a cooling system. That is what the Governor was coming to explain, but he has refused. As a House, we must have a solution to this. We cannot be lamenting forever. If I was given an opportunity today, I would move a Motion to stop budgetary allocation to Isiolo County. However, I will wait. Imagine where members of staff are deducted the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) that is not remitted. Pending bills of the food in the hospitals have not been paid. Patients are told to fuel ambulances. We also do not have theatres in the two sub-counties of Isiolo."
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