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    "id": 1442956,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "Then if somebody asks him where he is getting this money from, he says that he will go to court and sue them. Waende huko kortini sasa . Gen Zs have brought out these issues and we are going to face it head on. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if, as a Senate, we want to stop corruption and excesses, we must start from the counties. I am in the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and my committee Chairperson, Sen. Abass, is here. Development projects and programmes in some counties are up to the tune of 6 per cent only. A 6 per cent of Kshs10 billion is Kshs6 million only, if I am not wrong. So, would I be wrong if today, I ask this Senate to stop sending development funds to some counties because there is no development? Kisii and Nairobi counties are at 6 per cent. I thank the Gen Zs, and if there are any other groups that can join the Gen Zs to help us solve this problem, I would really appreciate it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a democratic space that we are lacking in this country and yet the laws are very clear. The laws give people space to talk, picket, demonstrate and even give statements of what they need for themselves. This is a democratic country. Police brutality should stop. Reverend Njoya was beaten in front of this Parliament in 1996. In 2024, the same thing is happening. When is this going to stop? The Inspector General of the NPS should resign. On corruption; if you report something to the EACC today, after one hour, somebody will call you from Marsabit and ask you if you went to the EACC and what you reported there. How would this person who is 500 kilometres from Nairobi know that I have gone to the EACC? Definitely, there is somebody in that office who leaks information. If you ask me, it should be disbanded like yesterday, not today. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are seeking solutions here and this is what the Gen Zs want. What they are asking is for us to stop our excesses. What would be wrong if the President today says that he going to sack all the Cabinet Secretaries? Why can he not sack them? Let them go home, there are other Kenyans who can do the same job effectively and efficiently. Wafute kazi. The other day, you heard about fertilizer. That man is still in office. There was the cooking oil saga and the concerned CS is still in office and yet, the President is aware. The CEO of the Kenyan National Trading Corporation (KNTC) asked why we were asking him questions when it is his seniors who sent traders to his office. Who are these seniors? The President should sack all the Cabinet Secretaries, employ the fresh ones and we move forward. 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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