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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opore",
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        "legal_name": "John Zebedeo Opore",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose this Motion, but from the word go I would like to be on record that I am aware that various parastatals require support in terms of writing off liabilities and also rehabilitation. My reasons for opposing this Motion are: One, funds to write off the liabilities will be coming from the central Government which will have already given funds to the counties so that they can be ready to cover their functions. To give additional support in the form of writing off liabilities is like giving double support. They will be lucky if the parastatals will do well. They could then reap the benefits that come out of that. However, most likely they will not do well. This will mean that county governments carry the burden of doing the work of running parastatals which are inefficient. That will be an extra responsibility for the county governments. We know that the county governments are there to assist the communities in rehabilitating roads, running hospitals, schools and so on. The attention of the county government will have to be refocused towards running the parastatals instead of doing the core responsibility of running the counties in a manner spelt out in the Constitution. In addition to that, they will have to go back to the Government to seek support so that the parastatals get back on their feet. That will actually burden the county governments. We would rather wait until they take off properly. At the moment, however, it is necessary that the Government writes off the debts and rehabilitates the parastatals but they be run according to the Act governing the parastatals. We know that inefficiency exists. The Government should write off the debts and instill new management skills and styles so that the parastatals operate in a manner that is efficient and beneficial to the entire county rather than to single county governments. Hon. Deputy Speaker, with those remarks, I beg to oppose the Motion."
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