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    "id": 1443082,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13125,
        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
        "slug": "dullo-fatuma-adan"
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    "content": "There are no structures in those counties. I am not talking about Isiolo only. If you look at the budget, budget forums are not working. Supplementary budgets are carried and members of the public do not know. We need to have a serious discussion regarding the counties. If you allow me, the law allows 50 per cent stoppage of the budget. We must have a lesson learnt by certain counties that are disrespecting this House. There must be consequences or else some guys in Isiolo will say, where will the Senate take us? We will come, listen to them, take photos with them, see them outside the tent and that will be the end of it. That is the story that is there in the counties. We must be held accountable. For example, a county that is getting a budget of Kshs5.2 billion is recruiting 32 Chief Officers (COs) and the governor says nobody will ask me. He has over 20 advisors when the law allows for only three advisors. Every department has an advisor. So, what is the use of having laws in this country? It has no meaning. I can see the kind of frustrations that these young boys and girls are going through. The demonstrations we had here were similar in my county, Isiolo. We lost some young boys and girls. Poleni sana . After the demonstrations, some youths were hired to confront the peaceful demonstrators that was done by the Gen Zs. Can you imagine a governor rushing to tweet that “Fatuma wanted to burn the county office?” Why would I burn the county office? Can I assist him in burning evidence where he has misappropriated funding? Why would I? We have a lot of challenges. If today’s debate will solve the kind of problems we have both nationally and at the county level, then we have something to smile. I want to advise the Gen Zs. Yes, you have made noise and you have been heard. However, put your structures in place to hold everybody accountable. I must congratulate you today for not having demonstrations. However, come together and make sure that whatever you have listed down is implemented. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have a lot of challenges. I do not see why we should even allocate money to counties. Our mothers today are carrying drums of water on their backs when we have budgets."
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