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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "governments and not follow it with adequate resources to make them perform their functions. It is here today, in this Bill, that we are sending Kshs27 million to Migori County to pay county healthcare workers. It is important that the people of Migori County take note that the effort of fighting for healthcare workers was not in vain. If we pass this Bill as it is, Migori County will get Kshs27,687,815. I think that is very important. We also have community health promoters who have been crying in Migori County that they have not gotten money. We are sending Kshs88.38 million towards community healthcare workers. The total conditional allocation that we are sending to Migori County when we pass this Bill is about Kshs116 million. It is important. I encourage Senators to also look into their respective counties. I know Sen. M. Kajwang’ is in the House and we are sending a lot of money to Homa Bay County through his effort. I can also see Sen. Mungatana and many other good Senators who are in the House right now. The Senator for Busia County is also here. We are sending serious additional money to our counties by passing this Bill. That is the most critical work that we have in this House: sending money to counties. Hopefully our governors will take note and make prudence use of the money that we are sending to them. It is also important to note that we are sending a further Kshs292 million to Migori County for a variety of functions that are in the category of loans and grants from World Bank to do specific programs. For instance, we are sending money to Migori County for a programme called the Aquaculture Business Development Project. Migori County falls under Blue Economy region. The President, the former Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs spent some time before Madaraka Day to pump money in the blue economy. Now, we, as Senators, through this Bill, will send Kshs12 million to Migori County. That money is to go and support the blue economy and aquaculture."
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