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    "id": 1566821,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Indeed, it is because of the seniority you are alluding to that I would like to appeal to my younger brother, who is my junior in this Parliament by many years, that I am alive to the facts. It is due to the ongoing case of Kshs18 billion by KETRACO for which the governor was arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) that I have opened my mouth. Therefore, if you had challenged me to substantiate my claim, I would have done so using that case. I want to take this opportunity to appeal to the Governor of Kakamega County not to look far. He should take a walk and visit Bungoma County to speak with his brother, Governor Lusaka, and then go to Kitale County to speak to his brother, Hon. George Natembeya. Both of them are doing a sterling job to the extent that the Governor of Bungoma County has secured funding for the construction of the County Aggregated Integrated Park (CAIP). Governor Natembeya has also received funding. However, Governor Barasa has not because he has not convinced the national Government that he has fulfilled his responsibilities. He should learn from the performing governors of our region. Having said that, I want to speak to the issue of court fines. It is very unfortunate that Hon. John Mbadi has signed this schedule and declared that Kakamega County does not deserve even a single shilling from court fines. In a county of 2.5 million people, Kakamega, court cases occur all the time. Where is the reimbursement for Kakamega County from the National Treasury, Hon. Mbadi? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to draw the attention of Members to the fact that the little money being allocated here is merely a sweetener. There is no audit to tell us how much money was collected countrywide. This is arbitrary. In fact, this is budgeted corruption that members of the public have been raising on social media and other fora."
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