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"content": "good friend, whom I have tremendous respect for, a principal of the Kenya Kwanza Government, a Party Leader, Sen. Ali Roba, that we amend this formula. The pride of your committee, through Madam Temporary Speaker, is to ensure no county goes home crying. Let us take care of these counties. I have sat in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) for almost eight years now. We have seen the financial statements. They cannot do anything. We went to Nyamira County when my brother, His Excellency Nyagarama, was a good man. I do not know about the current one. Senior Counsel Sen. Omogeni will tell us. When we visited the county, they were begging for Kshs100 million to complete--- while we are giving counties money. Can you believe it? We also need to look at own-source revenue. In a county like Nairobi City County, the CRA revenue potential is Kshs63 billion. We are giving it close to Kshs20 billion. They have a pending bill of around Kshs120 billion. I want to appeal to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, that you cannot compare the revenue potential of Nairobi City County and Nyamira, despite the fact that they are growing tea. Even as we talk, Nyamira County grows tea just as Nandi County does. Are you aware that our tea prices, cumulatively per kilo, have fallen? Now, it is Kshs19 per Kg. About Kshs9 is being taken by mchunaji chai and Kshs10 remains with the farmer. Even if you discuss the own-source revenue of Nyamira County, it will fall because of the dynamic demand and supply. I saw Nairobi City County celebrating that they have collected Kshs12 billion, yet their revenue potential is Kshs63 billion. What are they telling us? They have a programme called “Dishi na County”. That programme is not extending to all children, yet we are giving them the highest allocation. Look at Turkana County, we are giving them the highest amount, but the information I have is that the Governor of Turkana County, whenever he goes to a function, dishes out Kshs1,000 in handouts, yet, the Senator for Turkana County brought a statement, saying it is only in Turkana where you get a Form Four leaver dispensing out medicine. That one does not happen even in Gatanga, Murang’a County, where you come from. Let us not be selfish. This country belongs to all of us. If we want to end corruption and inequity in this country, we must be willing to accommodate each other. The future of this nation is a united nation, not based on tribes or families. Whether you want to call yourselves cousins or whatever, we must look at the bigger picture at the end of the day. Sen. Eddy, I want to challenge you, although you are mourning and we continue to empathise with your people, that as you go back to Migori County, you should report back and say, when I was in the Senate, when Lamu, Nyamira, Taita Taveta, Wajir, Embu; Elgeyo Marakwet and Isiolo counties where our sisters served with distinction---- I want to call out my friend, the Governor, in future, do not make derogatory remarks against women's leadership. I would have expected women from this House to protest."
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