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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. If we go to constituencies, we can count the projects done by the NG-CDF because they are visible. But when it comes to counties, the wage bill is too high such that we do not have any development in some of the counties. This is why we are saying that as we support this Bill, a lot has to be done by these counties because we do not want wastage of the resources in our country. We need to see our people get services, and this will also help this country move forward. There is a big problem of Early Childhood Development (ECD) classes, a function that is under the counties, and is a mandate of the governors. As we add allocation to them, we also need to see work done. There was an outcry when we talked about bursaries. If we add allocation to counties, we can come together with the governors and give bursaries to our students. This can help the society. So, I support this Bill. Some counties in arid and semi-arid areas need a lot of development in water and roads. I went to Wajir County and I was shocked to see that there is no electricity and there is a problem of water. The additional allocation can be used for these projects to benefit our people, uplift them and alleviate poverty level in our counties. I came up with a Social Workers Professional Bill, which will soon become law. I want to thank this House for supporting my Bill very well. I am an excited man. We see how social workers in our counties suffer by getting peanuts. Once this Bill becomes law, I will be in the front-line campaigning for them to be paid well. They do a lot of work in our hospitals, health centres, and even in our villages. They go around helping people. These are the people who need to be well paid and given good allowances to do the job. Let me say something about collection of taxes in our counties. I do not know what the problem is. Some of the counties collect a lot of money, but there are some loopholes which need to be sealed. This is serious. I talk about good oversight because I know how our people are suffering in the villages. We have devolution which we need to see work in our areas. We also see how some contractors cry in the streets. When I was in the village, on my way, I met a contractor who worked in a certain county. It is now ten years, but he is yet to be paid. These are things we do not want to hear. When we allocate more money, we also need accountability from the counties. They need to give priority to some of these things. 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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