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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Bill from the Senate. That is the consideration of Senate Amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill. At the outset, I oppose the amendments that were done by the Senate, and I will be voting against this Bill. Apparently, the counties seem to be so demanding in terms of finances, but when you look at their productivity, it is wanting. Apparently, the Senate allocated itself money for oversight. Senators get about Ksh1.5 million every month for oversight, but we are not aware of how much oversight the Senate is really providing in the counties. It is very embarrassing to see what is happening in the counties. Workers go for several months without getting their salaries. I do not know what the Senate does with the money for oversight and yet, there is serious corruption within the counties. There is mismanagement of resources within the counties. Many employees are going without salaries. Even those who had been employed on contractual basis or as casual labourers are being dismissed in many counties. In my County of Trans Nzoia, more than 600 people were laid off the other day. I also saw several people being laid off in Nandi County. From where will those people being laid off earn a living? How were they employed? How were they engaged? Why have governors decided to lay them off now? Who will take over their work? Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are currently rolling out the Universal Healthcare Programme. However, our health facilities, dispensaries, health centres and sub-county hospitals are lacking in terms of human resources. There are no nurses, clinical officers, doctors or physiotherapists. They are lacking in many areas. I hope that the governors will be careful during this process of rolling out the Universal Healthcare Programme because, if they do not stock their health centres or have enough personnel within the health facilities, they will not be able to provide services, which will mean that they will not be able to qualify for the Primary Healthcare Fund through the Facilities Improvement Financing Act. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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