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    "id": 1443214,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thangw’a",
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    "content": "When the former Member of Parliament (MP), Eng. Karue from a constituency in Nyandarua, came with CDF, it was the beginning of devolution. He was trying to devolve services to the people. So, when devolution came, CDF should have died a natural death. Like has been said here, can you imagine that the Government gives you money to go pay Government? That is bursary. It gives you money to go pay a Government school. I want us to do the Maths. Every constituency in their NG-CDF have over Kshs50 million for bursary. If you multiply Kshs50 million by 290 constituencies, you will get over Kshs20 billion. Every governor has an education bursary fund which they put between Kshs200 million to Kshs300 million. If you do an average of Kshs300 million multiplied by 47 counties, you get over Kshs20 billion. That is Kshs40 billion to Kshs60 billion. We will get almost 80 billion. If we add the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), the Women Representatives, and the President also have bursary. Why not give this money to schools and make education free? Why not take it directly to the schools? I do not have to give an MP money to bring it to the village. We have Mpesa and other channels of sending that money to schools. There is an issue of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). I am speaking as the Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Transportation in the Senate; that we should disband KeRRA and make sure this money goes to the counties. It is better to deal with one thief than 290 of them. Let this money go to the governors. We are saying that governors are stealing, but we are here as Senate to make sure that they do not. I heard the Senator for Isiolo and the same cases here that the governors are not respecting the Senate. The governors are ferrying money within a day and have tried to find them, but the Inspector-General cannot arrest them when we ask him to do so. We are even asking ourselves if the governors are not respecting the Senate, why not change the rules and laws that we can also emanate with a Motion to impeach the governor from this House. What we do is wait for the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) to bring them. If they do not, this House is mandated to check the interest of a county should also come with a Motion to impeach a certain governor who does not respect this House and taking money home. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude since I am a man of few words, I would urge the Executive and the Cabinet Secretaries who are going to survive from the sacking because it must happen, focus on creating jobs. It is better to go on a muddy road when you have money in the pocket. It is better to fetch water from he river when you have money in the pocket. What I am trying to say is that when it comes to development, it must be people-centred. Go with the money to where they are and ask them, “I have Kshs20 million here, do you want me to make this road? Do you want me to bring water? Do you want me to create an industry here so that everybody will have something in their pocket?” They will say create an industry and we get money. Then we will discuss that when it comes to roads. The picketing that we saw for the first time here was very peaceful at the beginning. The reason was that only Gen Z were on the road. They were picketing while taking selfies and recording themselves on camera. That is to show it can be done. That is why I am The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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