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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must confront the issue of pending bills. Many people in our counties are diabetic or have pressure because for five, six or ten years down the line, they have not been paid their dues. We must agree as a country that there is a lacuna in law, especially on issues of voiding of payments. When you see counties owing a pending bill of Kshs120 billion, it makes some of us sad because counties were supposed to create opportunities for most of our businesses in Kapsabet town, Wote, Homa Bay, Migori and Turkana. That is why when we went to Turkana as CPAC, we found more than Kshs110 billion could not be accounted for. That is the reason why the CPAC declared Turkana County a crime scene. The issue of subsidized fertilizer in Kakamega County is shrouded in secrecy. I have seen Sen. Boni Khalwale, the astronomical and ranking Member of this House, trying to raise the issue of fertilizer where people were told that the fertilizer is subsidized yet Kakamega County was selling to them and misappropriating funds. We must agree on how to handle this issue of pending bills. Number four is on the shared functions. You are aware that industrial parks were being set, where counties were supposed to give Kshs250 million. We do not know if we will reduce this amount because where will the counties get that amount to put in industrial parks? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another function was Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). If you touch this money going to counties where will you get money to pay for CHVs? Those are shared functions between national and county governments. We had pushed also on the issue of subsidized fertilizer. For example, those of us who come from areas where people are predominantly farmers, we wanted to have a subsidized fertilizer programme in terms of last mile distribution of fertilizer. Today in the afternoon, we discussed the establishment of disaster management authority across the country. The Bill just came from the National Assembly. It is sweet and sour. For example, in Nandi, there are no developments. The other day, I said that Nandi is the headquarters of corruption. I have been vindicated. The payroll audit revealed that there were 1,800 ghost workers. Some of them are siblings to the Governor, others were his campaign soloists, while others were radio callers who hero-worship the Governor in Nandi. Others were what we call court jesters and political brokers who have never stepped at their duty stations. One of the lead soloists of his song was never vetted as a CO for Education. He used to earn, yet he was not a CO. There are radio callers who have been insulting Sen. Cherarkey for 24 hours. I did not know they were on the county payroll until it was exposed the other day. They hero- worship the Governor. If the Senator questions the Governor on development in Nandi, you bash them in the morning shows of all the famous radio stations. If you have worked in a Chinese restaurant, there is food called sweet and sour. While I want money to go to Nandi, I also feel sad that that money might not be used for the intended functions. Every Senator here want more money to go to mashinani, but we cannot see--- By the way, there is a reggae song that says that when you look outside the window, there is nothing to smile about in our counties. When you go to Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, you cannot find even Panadol. When you go to Kapsabet Town, do not think that 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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