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    "id": 1491396,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1491396/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "that is disbursed should be given to counties without undue delay. Counties are not beggars of the National Treasury. The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, hon. Mbadi, should be aware of Article 219. When money is released to the counties, it should be done without undue delay, unless denied by Article 225 of the Constitution of 2010. I urge the Cabinet Secretary to take note of that. Last time we censured the former Cabinet Secretary, hon. Ukur Yatani, over the delayed disbursements to counties. I am happy with the proposal in the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill that counties should have County Assemblies Fund accounts, just like County Revenue Fund (CRF) accounts at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are tired. I was speaking in confidence to some of MCAs. Whenever I go to Nandi and other counties, I ask them why they are not doing their job of oversighting. What they tell me is that if you are not loyal or do not look nice before the governor, they deny development to your ward and hit you politically then in future, you may end up losing. I want to tell them that politicians think about the next election, but leaders think about the next generation. I challenge them because we are tired of begging."
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