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    "id": 1545052,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to contribute on the three Statements. The first one is the Statement that was requested by the Senator of Lamu. The problem facing all the 47 counties in this country is that some governors claim to have about 35 to 36 per cent of money on development. However, if you go to those counties to see what they have done, it is less than five per cent. You will find it written all over, including in the newspapers, that a certain county is using 40, 30, or 15 per cent of the budget on development, but in actual sense, development budget is less than 10 per cent. I am talking specifically about North- Eastern counties. Marsabit County was position one at 36 per cent. I have a Statement in that regard. If you look at what is happening in Marsabit, we are even at six per cent. I support what the Senator of Lamu has brought. I would like the committee concerned, which is the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, to look at development projects in all the 47 counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also contribute to my friend’s Statement, the Senator of Wajir, Sen. Abass Sheikh. Last week, I raised the issue of Kala-azar. When I asked my friend whether he had any issues in Wajir, he said no. Today, he told me that his people are dying. According to him, almost 15 people have died. Turkana County has similar The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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