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    "content": "expenditure. We request that more money be voted to promote agricultural products and production in the counties so that our exports which will continue earning more revenue and foreign exchange are either processed or semi-processed. I have in mind, my county where we grow rice, tea and coffee. If these products were packed at the initial processing factories in the form of export processing zones (EPZs), we would add more value to the products. We would then get more money not only to the county but also contribute more money to the national kitty in the form of revenue. I, therefore, ask that more money be voted for agriculture so that counties that embark on agricultural production get more money for export so as to generate more revenue which can be allocated to other counties which cannot produce the same. It is also important to note that counties have rural roads. These are what we refer to as access roads. These roads are very important. We need to allocate more money so that we upgrade the said roads to levels which can allow one to access remote areas which others wise would be producing good products but cannot do it now because of the poor state of roads. We need to improve our roads in the rural areas and in the counties. This will add value to the production and revenue. The idea of having the Kshs190 billion shared equally is something that would make some counties receive more than they can generate. I, therefore, ask that more money be paid to the counties so that the same can be generated and multiplied so that we have more to share in the future. With regard to providing oversight role, we are supposed to have county offices. Those who have more than 10 or eight constituencies should have offices in those constituencies and see that people are served so that we do what is necessary in terms of giving oversight. It is important that the Senators are involved in the making of the budgets, right from the county level, so that we do not oversee things that we are not very sure of. That is the oversight role of a Senator. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support."
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