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    "id": 1483750,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "where they get their supporters and bloggers. The people used to insult Senators, walk with a slasher for two or three days, and disappear with Kshs5,000 or Kshs10,000 per day; open blatant corruption, yet we account for these funds, colleague Senators. It is time we become cautious about donor-funded projects. The so-called Treasury mandarins are intelligent. They know when to splash catchphrases like “World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) funded projects.” I do not know why they do this. Is it because of neocolonialism or whatever the issue is? We get easily excited and say, “if it is the World Bank, perhaps this project would have been properly thought about, and we should approve the funds.” I believe that it is possible for the Senate of the Republic of Kenya first to put a stop to these conditional and unconditional grants until we see a feasibility report for these projects across our counties. These are the monies we will pay for. This is not free lunch, but billions of shillings that eventually accumulate and stockpile as part of our national debt, yet if you compare how that money is being used, you know for a fact that the money is wasted. Sen. Ali Roba, while I agree with the proposal to top up the funds, there must be better accountability mechanisms for these projects. Up to and including not just necessarily the amounts of money that are being disbursed, but also the conceptualization of the projects. I know what is best for the people of Kericho County. This is why they elected me to represent them here as their Senator, and this applies to all the Senators that are here. I do not see how somebody can sit in Washington and design a project that we are supposed to implement as a turnkey project and expect it will work miracles for my people. The Senate of the Republic of Kenya must have a better voice on this project, including its conceptualization and costing. Lastly, I have a concern. I will proceed to the specific Clause. This is part (h) of the Committee’s recommendation of the Report, where the Committee is proposing that we amend Clauses 5 and 6 to provide that all additional allocations to county governments under Clauses 5(1)(2)(3) and (4) shall be transferred to the respective County Revenue Fund (CRF) per the disbursement schedule approved according to Section 17 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, CAP 412A. I was curious about this because I thought that this is already provided for in law. However, I have been in this House long enough to know that there is nothing that makes its way into legislation out of idle venture. Are there, perhaps, specific counties where these funds or these additional allocations are directed to without benefit to the rest of all The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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