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    "id": 1545765,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1545765/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
        "slug": "enoch-kiio-wambua"
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    "content": "months. It is not even pay, because how do you call Kshs2,500 a pay? They have not earned their little stipend. Can I appeal to the wisdom of this House and that of the committee, led by the very able Senator from Mandera County, to engage with their counterparts in the National Assembly and the National Treasury and see what we can do to compensate and facilitate CHPs better? If we can facilitate CHPs better and in good time, then a lot of the common ailments that we struggle with will be a thing of the past. They help the elderly to access medication for high blood pressure and diabetes. They advise them on basic hygiene and nutrition. Therefore, if we facilitate them better, then perhaps we will lessen the workload of our doctors, nurses and clinicians. I see that Kitui County has been allocated Kshs74 million for CHPs. We could do much better. For now, we will take it and we thank the committee for that. Lastly, I wish I could know how much time I have left. Two minutes. Let me try and speak briefly within those two minutes. If I am not able to finish, I will request that you give me one minute. However, I should be able to complete within that time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to mention this thing about the RMLF. After Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale comes and cleans up the HANSARD, then let it go on record that the greatest enemies of devolution in this country are members of the National Assembly. That should remain in the HANSARD for the rest of our lives. For now, as I speak, the greatest enemy of devolution in this country is the National Assembly. When you want to stop allocations of monies going to county roads, monies that are accrued from the fund that is established by an Act of Parliament; simply because you want all the money to come to you so that you are the alpha and the omega in making decisions on which laws will be made and which laws will not be made. Let us call it as it is. It is not that the Members of the National Assembly want to repair and maintain roads. It is that they want to control the funds so that they issue the contracts and tenders to their friends, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. That is exactly what they want to do. I have looked at this schedule. For the County of Kitui, we are supposed to give the Governor Kshs445 million to maintain county roads, but the Members of the National Assembly want all that money to be given to them. For as long as I remain the Senator of Kitui County, my foot will remain on the ground for Kshs445 million going to the County Government of Kitui for maintenance of county roads. There is this argument that when the money goes to the counties, oh, it is stolen, I do not know what happens. If a governor misappropriates funds, take him to court and charge him with---"
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