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    "content": "The wish of the President was for the counties to get Kshs380 billion in this financial year. Through the able leadership of the Chair, Sen. Veronica Maina, Commissioner Sen. Wamatinga, Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Onyonka, the Senator of Kisii County and yours truly Sen. Oketch Gicheru, we were able to mediate and ensure that we added Kshs7 billion to counties. However, the problem is what the Senator of Kakamega County has talked about; whether this money makes sense to our people. We are fighting so hard as Senators to make sure that money goes to our grassroots communities. If we did not fight hard in this mediation, Migori County which is now getting Kshs8.2 billion this year could not have gotten that money. In Migori County, the requirement by law is that we must have at least 30 per cent absorption in development. In Q1 of the Controller of Budget (COB) report, Migori County Assembly passed a target of 36 per cent. In the last financial year, we only had 22 per cent going to development. We must not only pass and support this, our fight must continue to the extent that we must put fire in the bottom of these governors to make sure that the money that we have fought so hard for in Nairobi City County is going back to the villages. Hon. Sen. Cheruiyot does not sleep thinking about how we can fight for more money to go to the grassroots. I have seen you tirelessly working in this House to make sure that money goes to the grassroots. I have seen the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Madzayo not even going for weekends because he is trying to hold talks and follow up. The Hon. Sen. Cherarkey has fought so much so that money can go to the grassroots. However, when it goes down to the grassroots, you hear about very crazy and nondescript vote items in the counties such as hospitality and domestic travels, skyrocketing. I want us to support this and I hope that all Senators will be here-at least 32 delegations- to make sure that today we pass this particular Bill and ensure that money goes to counties. Moreover, we have a lot of work to do in the villages in December, January, and February. The governors should know that we are coming to be with them in the villages so that we can make sure that the money we have fought for--- the money I have sent to Migori County, is working for the people. The money we have sent to Mandera through my able Chair, must work for the people of the County. The money that we have worked so hard for to go Isiolo County--- the Governor of Isiolo is always giving us problems here because he does not see money work for the people of Isiolo County. In these three months, we are following up on this money and we are going to make sure that this money works for our people. I support."
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