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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gataya Mo Fire",
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    "content": "I have captured a number of debaters who have argued about the conditional grant that was given for county headquarters. However, this money has faced a lot of challenges. I do not why and for what reasons this money has to go through the Public Works departments, creating a lot of bureaucratic processes and hiccups here and there. I do not know for what reasons this money cannot be channeled direct to the relevant counties. If they can be trusted with billions of money, which they get as shareable revenue, I do not know why that money is not given to governors directly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that we, as a House, should expedite this process so that counties like Nyandarua, Lamu, Tharaka-Nithi, Isiolo and Tana River where my brother originates from can realize the essence and the importance of devolution. It is unfortunate that up to today, the entire County administration in Tharaka Nithi County is stationed at Chuka. This disadvantages a number of constituents, especially those from Tharaka, parts of Maara and Igamba Ng’ombe. This is something that has brought a lot of issues, especially political temperatures. However, I am happy to report that up to now, the Tharaka-Nithi County headquarters is almost at 82 percent complete, but it cannot be occupied because it is just a shell. There is nothing people can see. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy with the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget because this Motion is going to capture a lot of sentiments and feelings by the people. However, as Sen. Methu has mentioned, it is important that we expedite this matter and finalize this process this Financial Year 2024/2025, so that the importance of devolution will be felt and people get to enjoy the services they require in their respective counties. It is shameful that 12 years down the line, we do not have structures in place in terms of county headquarters in those counties. That is one of way of saying that the entities that are concerned do not have any value for devolution. This is because, the essence of county headquarters is for people to get services. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this respect, I hope that through this Committee and the House, we are going to expedite the process, so that by the 2024/2025 Financial Year, we are going to have these counties put in place and structures complete, so that people can enjoy the essence of devolution. I thank you and I support, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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