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    "id": 1545807,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "needed to do to help those who are in the first line of defense in our health facilities within our villages. These are the teams that for the last over two years in the County Government of Bomet, have never gotten any payment from the county government. This allocation will ensure that at least this team gets appreciation for the work they are doing, supports the community and continues also to be motivated so that even though the allocation might not be sufficient enough to pay them for the work they are doing, they are appreciated and they will be able to continue. There is still the challenge of kitting. In most places, some of these community health promoters do not have kits. They risk their lives they risk their health in the process of supporting the communities that they come from and in this case, in most cases, in most counties, without any money that has been paid to them. This particular Bill will ensure that these monies get to support them and ensure that we enhance the support of the health sector, which under the Constitution is a devolved function. The conditional allocation for purposes of basic salary arrears for county governments also under the same clause is very critical. Most, if not all, county governments have arrears in almost all the sectors of their employees. It is not only with regards to the health sector, but in this case, the health workers’ allocation, which is a conditional one in this case, is welcome. I look forward to these monies being disbursed so that those who are in our health facilities, whether they have arrears or not, are equally promoted to ensure that they continue supporting the health sector and the communities that they come from. Clause 6 of this particular Bill, provides that the Cabinet Secretary is expected at every 15th day of the month to publish the transfers. In this case, it is expected that once this publication is done, we are able, as a House, to track and ensure that we can follow on the level of transparency and accountability. These regular monthly updates which are required by this particular bill is to help us to get to know how much has been disbursed to this particular county, who among those who are in charge of those counties have responded by ensuring that they do an update of publication and in this case, having them in the Kenya Gazette will ensure the transparency that we have. The experience that we have had for the last financial year is that the disbursements have been done in good time, but we do not get the publications and the gazettement in good time to enable us to track them. If this was done, then the allegations that we get across the board from among the governors that there are delays in disbursements would not become an issue. We will thereafter be able to follow and ensure that the funds that have been disbursed are put to good use. As well as the CECs from the relevant counties sharing with the public on those disbursements. Clause 8 speaks to the concerns that we have. Allow me to make comments on schedules which have been made because of the amount of the additional funds which we are going to be sending. This particular Bill will make sure that the County Government of Bomet will get an additional Kshs 491 million. How I wish this amount would be put into good use. 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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