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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you for the information, Professor. When you are informed by a professor, you become more enlightened. The counties were selected based on the progress made towards project completion. This brings me to a very important point. Some counties have received CAIP funds but have not done anything yet. You can see that only a few counties have made progress while many have not. Based on this document, priority is given to counties that have already started. Some have not started yet this is a very important programme. I urge those counties that have not yet deposited money into CAIP to do so. I do not know whether the county of my friend, Hon. Elisha, has started this work. It is important that it does. These additional funds will also go towards paying CHPs. I was on the ground yesterday, visiting all seven wards of my constituency, and one of the major concerns raised by CHPs was that while the national Government has disbursed funds, county governments have not paid them. CHPs are important links for the success of the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). If we do not pay CHPs, we will have a problem. I urge us to support this Bill so that it goes out there. The CHPs who are operating all over the counties are very important people. They spend a lot of time working for the community but do not get paid. The national Government has provided some funds but the county governments have not paid them. It is important we pass this Bill to ensure that counties receive money to pay CHPs. I want CHPs to know that as a Government and as Parliament, we are keen to ensure they get their monthly stipends. In fact, I advocate for even higher perks for them so that they can take care of this important docket. By passing this Bill, we are ensuring CHPs have resources. We have Ksh2.34 billion shared across the 47 counties for CHPs. This is a very important piece of legislation to ensure that CHPs in places like Homa Bay County receive their payments. They should not be left to work and walk under the sun and through the mud without any money. CHPs are very important people and we must support them by ensuring that they have money to do their work properly. Another important component of this Bill is the unconditional additional allocation for court fines. Recently, the Chief Justice stated that since the small claims courts were set up, a lot of money has been collected and many activities have taken place. I cannot remember the exact figure that the Chief Justice mentioned, but it was a large amount of money, and many 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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