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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "Vihiga can also oversight--- I am happy with the speech he made in Garissa during Garissa Cultural Festival. Colleagues, in future, as a sign of protest, we should not attend such events because that one consumed Kshs40 million. I know he was sent as the Deputy Party Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was there courtesy of the former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga. Therefore, it is understandable. I am happy that he said that the Governor must answer such questions when he appears before the Senate. We need to tell governors that the work of the Senate is to oversight all the 47 counties. Yesterday, I said that there are 17 stalled projects in Garissa County worth Kshs504 million. He should complete them. I asked what their priority is. Is it the cultural festival that cost Kshs40 million or 56 kilometres of the water pipeline? Sen. Omogeni, can you imagine that there is no water in Garissa Township where Tana River passes? That is very unfortunate! Just to inform you, Sen. Omogeni, that 56 kilometre is called Baraki-Masalani Water Pipeline in Lagdera Sub-County, which has consumed Kshs219.8 million. I am informing you just for your record so that as you canvass some of these issues, you are able--- Thirdly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, is the establishment of the Office of the Commissioner for Co-operatives Development. I agree with that so that we have centralized engagement in terms of co-operatives. I am also happy that we have included Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). That should be one of the functions of the Commissioner, so that we have centralized engagements. I know that we have partners in the name of donors who give us conditional funds and grants. Let them engage through the PPPs. For example, Denmark is biased towards dairy farming. They should be allowed to partner, for example, with farmers in Nandi. I am sad because the current Governor of Nandi, hon. Sang, who has turned the source of champions into the source of corruption, started constructing Nandi Co- operative Creameries (NCC). Can you believe that he has used almost Kshs1 billion, yet they have not even packaged a half a litre of milk? Construction of a normal factory should consume about Kshs350 million. It is unfortunate that as I speak, the farmers of Nandi have not gotten value for money. There are many, is it white or yellow, elephants in Nandi. The NCC in Kabiyet has consumed almost Kshs1 billion, yet they did not even buy land. When you go to mother and baby unit in Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, that project has stalled. Construction of Governor’s Office Block has also stalled. Kobujoi Hospital Project, which is a stone throw away from Governor Sang’s home – God forbid if he gets a medical emergency – has stalled but it has consumed almost Kshs100 million. The same case applies to Chepterwai and Kapsengere dispensaries. It is unfortunate. I am saying this because the issue of PPPs can also apply to coffee and avocado sectors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, your governor has proposed a project to deal with farmers. That project needs funding. We need co-operatives to fund such projects. That will be the work of the County Director for Co-operatives. I am happy that there will be an intergovernmental engagement so that there is a relationship between the"
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