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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not have the benefit of the Constitution right here and I stand guided by my friend, Sen. Murkomen. But, indeed, even if we have to wait for three years, if you have already been pinched and told to persevere being pinched for an additional three years, that is unacceptable and unfair. Even if it is one, three or 20 years, it is still bad for a county that has been marginalized for decades. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am appealing to the Committee on Devolution and the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs as directed by the Chair since May, to review the matter and bring it to this Senate for debate. Up to now, they have not heeded the advice or instructions of the Speaker. I urge and plead with them to bring that report here, so that we can ventilate. It is not about Kitui County, but seven other marginalized counties of this Republic. It is our duty to ensure that funds are equitably distributed. Madam Temporary Speaker, the last issue which I want to raise is the central Government staff who have been seconded to the counties. I do not know whether this has only happened to Kitui County, but we have received over 2,000 staff from the national Government who are supposed to be paid by counties. For Kitui County alone, the budget for these 2,000 staff is Kshs1.6 billion. So, out of this money that is being allocated to Kitui County, Kshs1.6 billion is already taken by staff who have been sent there. To make the matter worse, these are not even quality staff. They are staff who have been rejected on account of discipline by the national Government and are being offloaded to counties, to make room."
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