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    "id": 1613825,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "content": "security. We are talking about functions that have already been assigned to counties that continue to be held at the centre. These functions are clear and they include roads, water, health, agriculture, libraries, museums, et cetera . If you cost them, then the Kshs500 billion that governor's were asking for would be the number. However, the governors were having dinner at State House last night, and they have already been softened to Kshs405 billion. So, let us revisit this conversation once that matter is concluded. The danger we face is that today, there is a caucus of 11 counties. I do not know what unites them, as they are neither neighbors nor culturally coherent. They are not small, as some of them have very serious leaders in this House. I believe what unites them is their hunger for more funding for their people, and there is nothing wrong with that. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. That is why you came to Nairobi; to fight for your people. However, the risk is this. Tomorrow, Sen. Eddy Oketch and I will move an amendment as a caucus of blue economy counties, and say that let us ring-fence a further Kshs4 billion to the 11 listed blue economy counties. Secondly, the third day, counties with a high HIV prevalence and burden, which was softened through USAID that has fled. We could bring a legitimate argument on the floor of this House and say that there are five or six counties that have high HIV prevalence and the data is there. We could request that we ring-fence Kshs5 billion to help us put in place interventions following the flight of USAID. Next, you will have another caucus of counties affected by desert locust. They will tell you that the desert locust is coming this year and so the Senate should ring-fence another Kshs2 billion. The additional 17 billion will have been ring-fenced to special caucuses and special lobbies, and the Senator for Kakamega County will have nothing to say unless he is going to build a caucus of bullfighters or maize consumers. They could also say they also need another Kshs4 billion to be ring-fenced for them. Even though this is a legitimate route to legislation, it is a dangerous one because it is no longer law making, but deal making. I would support the original Kshs2 billion ring-fence."
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