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    "id": 1566230,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "Lastly, Madam Temporary Speaker, the national Government is encroaching on county functions. One of them are markets. Every constituency receives Kshs50 million for building markets. If you multiply Kshs50 million by 290, you will get Kshs14.5 billion. If you take Kshs14.5 billion for markets that the national Government is holding, add Kshs11.5 billion being held by the national Government for CAIPs and then add Kshs23.5 billion, which is money that the national Government gives to counties as bursary, you will get Kshs49.7 billion. Add Kshs49.7 billion to the proposed Kshs405 billion and you will get Kshs554 billion. At least I have helped them to see where they will get the money. So, we are short of Kshs6 billion only. If there was time, I would have given you enough information. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to ask ourselves a question as the Senate. We are letting the national Government encroach on county functions like building of markets. Today, my people of Kamwangi Market in Gatundu North are crying. The reason is that overnight, the national Government demolished a market that was built by the county government. The market was functional and people were okay with it. They did so in order to build another market. What is the rationale for the national Government to bring down a whole market? The people did not want a new market because they were okay with what they had. However, since somebody had taken a kickback from the 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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