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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. It is important because this House has been recalled from recess to come and deal with this critical Bill. It is the one which sorts out what my colleague Sen. Omogeni has said money that will go to the counties. How I wish that once this Bill is voted for and passed, the money is utilized for the intended purposes. It is a crucial Bill because besides us asking for the money to be released to the counties in good time, we are also called upon as the Senate, to ensure that once the money is released, it is put into good use. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate and commend the Committee that has burnt the midnight oil to make sure that this report gets here, the Bill is availed before the House for debate and finally approval and voting. However, the biggest and the greatest challenge is the fact that we have had to be recalled from recess because of the delays which have been occasioned by the sibling rivalry between this particular House and the National Assembly. Nonetheless, we are here and the committee has done a commendable job. I wish to make just a few comments, particularly with regard to the fact that we are dealing with this Bill because we want our respective counties to get additional allocation. It is, in fact, reflected in the objectives of the Bill that this Bill seeks to allocate supplementary or, rather, additional resources to our various county governments and define respective responsibilities, particularly with the respective county governments on the allocated resources. Once these resources are released to the county governments, we expect some level of efficiency and effectiveness in the utilization of the resources. The most unfortunate thing is that as we fight for additional allocations to our respective county governments, once the monies get there, they are misappropriated in very many ways. 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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