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    "id": 1489939,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I would like to stand with the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, in saying that we should totally reject the proposals to amend the allocations to counties and stick to what we had discussed in the Division of Revenue Bill (DORB). That, counties will get their Kshs400 billion to roll out their functions. As I conclude, I would also like to call upon the National Treasury to ensure that they expedite the release of funds to counties. All of us come from counties. We represent the interests of our counties. I can confirm to this House, and I know I am preaching to the converted, that, the level of suffering in the county governments, is unbearable. Staff have gone for months without pay. In fact, I know of a county that I will not disclose for now, that the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) are now threatening to down their tools and stop operations because they have not earned their salaries for the last three months. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I see Sen. Cherarkey all the time, telling us that the Kenya Kwanza administration stands for devolution and is keen on devolution. If this administration cares about devolution, we should hasten the release of funds to county governments. There are no drugs in hospitals. The staff are not being paid their monthly dues. The roads are seriously dilapidated. The supply of water in those counties--- Basically, nothing is happening in our county governments. What these people are doing in the county governments is just maybe collecting own source revenue and paying little things like fuelling cars and moving around. Basically, there is nothing happening in our counties. I call upon the administration to prioritize the release of funds to county governments. I thank you."
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