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    "content": "Lastly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is addressed even in that MoU the question of timely disbursement. We passed a Disbursement Schedule here. However, the biggest problem is that the National Treasury never respects that disbursement schedule. If you speak to the CoG, they will tell you they were receiving money for February this month, if it has been disbursed already. It is impossible to plan and run an enterprise when there is such uncertainty as to when you will receive that allocation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I went to a market in Kahawa West a few months ago. The most troubling thing for the traders was that although they pay market levies to the County Government, the County Government had allowed the construction of modern kiosks at the entrance of the market so that every customer who comes to the market has no business or interest going into the market. Everything can be found in the kiosks outside of the market. When I was there, almost a year ago, we were shown a market that was being built and the county government assured me that once that new market would be done, they would accommodate everybody. I want to go back there soon, because the report I am getting is, that market has stalled. Look at our sporting facilities. We had that conversation when we were doing statements. City Stadium has been closed for over two years up to now. When you ask governors why nothing is happening on the ground, they always cite late disbursement of money and lack of resources. That is the same situation in James Kangethe in Woodley. I went to Roysambu Ward just a few weeks ago. We had a meeting there with residents’ associations in Roysambu under the leadership of the MCA, Sospeter Mumbi. Would you believe it that there is not a single public ECDE school in Roysambu Ward? Secondly, there are no playgrounds in Roysambu. The spaces that have been designated for playgrounds have been grabbed. If you go to Marurui Health Centre and look at the situation of that place, it is despicable. First of all, construction has never been completed. Secondly, there was supposed to be a fence that is built. You can imagine, it is a maternity and it is so close to the road that people can actually hear and see our mothers when they are giving birth, something that is the indignity that we spoke about. I say the Governor promised a city of order and dignity. You should go to Marurui when it rains. You will be embarrassed to be in the City of Nairobi. I had another meeting recently with MCA Ndungu from Kiamaiko Ward. He tells me there is no single capital project that is being undertaken in Kiamaiko Ward. Even last year when they were given some allocation for construction of roads, some contractors did good cabro roads in the ward, but they have not been paid up to now. When you ask Governor Sakaja, he will tell you he has no money due to late the disbursement by the National Treasury and other challenges."
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