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    "id": 1474454,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "You go to Kapsengere, when will the helicopter arrive to ferry you away? You must need first aid. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, will tell you that you need Kapsengere Hospital. If you come here at Nandi Hill Sub-County Hospital, the only thing that has been fixed by the Governor is a mortuary. He has decided that he cannot treat us. He has decided that we go and meet the maker. That is the bad manners with all due respect that we see counties make. That is why as I support more money to go to counties as per the advice of the committee, the wananchi will ask us over the weekend why we are you pushing for more money to come go counties ndio ikulwe . They will tell you, “ na walikula. ” I am sorry for using that language. I know I am violating the Standing Orders. They will ask you, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Lomenen, why you are pushing for more funds, na hiyo kazi haionekani mashinani ? That is the question we are always asked as Senators. We are asked what we are doing about it? Mr. Temporary Speaker, I assure the public that this is the question many people are asking. For example, in Bomet, we are asked why we keep on saying so and so has been misappropriated funds. However, the far we can go is to recommend. We do not have the power to prosecute nor arrest. By the way, if I had the power of prosecuting and arresting, I would have arrested Governor Sang a long time ago. However, the law does not allow. The much we can do is to recommend to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) or the Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI). I want to ask the public to understand us. Unless we amend the Constitution and give the Senate powers to prosecute, arrest and jail, I can tell you we will jail them for who they are. In conclusion. the issue of wage bill in is becoming a monster. There are counties that are at 60 per cent. However, when you look at the people that have been hired, some of them are carrying chair or Very Important Person (VIP), toilets for the governor, while people do not have toilets where they are taking the VIP toilet and carrying the seats. For example, there are no public toilets in Mosoriot Township. You will find our women sitting the whole day without using the washrooms. That affect the sanitary facilities. For those of us that come from North Rift and South Rift, we have sports people. When you look at the Nandi Stadium, it is in pathetic state. Nandi is rainy most of the time. Nandi Stadium is always flooded and our young men cannot run in the morning. That is why I will object any cutting down of resources going to counties. Let us maintain it at Kshs401 billion, so that our counties can get enough resources. I support with amendments---"
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