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    "speaker_name": "June 03, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 23 Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, those five counties that I mentioned were discussed. All the then Permanent Secretaries met to allocate money for emergency use in those counties. I want to report that some of those counties are yet to receive the money that was allocated to them. I would like to urge the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing to table a report showing how much money was allocated to those counties. That is because whenever we have disasters of that magnitude, money is allocated and, at the end of the day, there is no accountability. We are now expecting rains in September. I remember that the engineer concerned made a budget request of Kshs800 million that would ensure that Isiolo is not affected during the coming rains. However, that has not been honored. I expect the Committee to tell us how the money that was allocated in early May, 2013 was spent in those five counties. That authority is very critical. I thank the House for supporting this Motion. I urge the Ministry concerned to move with speed so that it does not appear that we are taking peoples’ lives for granted especially when disasters happen. We need to have a co- ordinating body which will have offices at the county level. This will help in evacuation and rehabilitation. Thank you and I beg to reply."
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