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    "id": 1474453,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "We must defend devolution with blood and sweat. Let us cut on flowers, newspapers, mandaz i and chai in Government offices, but not cut the money that goes to counties. Let us cut the foreign travels that we undertake. For example, in my County of Nandi, the Governor spent Kshs310 million in gallivanting, parambulating and sightseeing through foreign and international travel across the world. More so, this was a report from the CoB. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in one of the international travels, he was attending a meeting on tarmac roads in China. I was wondering why he was going to such a meeting yet the counties do not even have the capacity of tarmacking roads, but he was able to attend that meeting. I was wondering what he was going to do in China where people were discussing bitumen standards and issue of tarmacking roads. My Governor was well-dressed while attending that meeting, but he has not even tarmacked half an inch of tarmac road after coming back from China. I saw another one where he traveled to visit and receive an award. I tried to google that award and it does not exist. Therefore, this gallivanting, parambulating, sightseeing or tourist-like habit by the governors is very disappointing. Nairobi City County was leading with Kshs1 billion in foreign travel alone. I think two counties were leading. Almost Kshs20 billion are used by counties for foreign and domestic travel. You wonder where they are going. Some governors are visiting Jerusalem. They want to see where Jesus walked in Jerusalem. I want to ask those governors who gallivant and parambulate to go and see where Jesus was born, let Jesus be born in our hearts, if you are a Christian. That is the only way. If you want to see whether Jesus is walking, fix the road in your neighbourhood. Make sure there are drugs in your neighbourhood. Make sure there are passable roads in Migori, bursary to the children and there are ECDE centres, that is when you can say Jesus has been born in your heart. Why go all the way to Israel to see agriculture yet Israel is a desert. You are living in a rain-fed agriculture in Migori to go and see it in Israel. I was shocked by the CoB report on the foreign and local travels. I must ask the Committee on Finance and Budget to increase the resources for our committees so that we visit these projects and expose who they are. We went to Isiolo and the headquarters building has stalled. In Kapsabet, newborn mother and baby project has stalled. Kabir Diary’s has stalled. Kabuchai Hospital, where Governor Sang comes from which is a distance of 100 metres from his home has stalled. God forbid if he gets sick. Where will he get the medication yet it is the nearest hospital. 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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