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    "content": "public funds that has given room for corruption. But having raised this, I believe that the Committee will remain alert. I support and would like to make the following general remarks. Hon. Senators, I want us to remember that before these funds went to the counties, counties had some money. Now that the money has gone there, time has reached for us to ask how much money was there and how much governors have been spending. I have three allocations in mind. The first one is that as soon as governors went into office, they found on the accounts of former urban and county councils some funds. Some of the governors went on and bought four-wheel drives and attempted to renovate offices and so on. We need to interrogate, in each county, how much money governors found in these accounts. The second issue is that the former Ministry of Local Government had made an allocation for the period up to the end of June 2013. We should know how that amount of money was used in each county. This money was previously allocated to the county by the former Ministry of Local Government. This could be the money that explains why certain things have been bought and why certain renovations have been made. The last allocation was the start up funds from the Transition Authority (TA). We must also know how much money this was so that we make a sum total and oversight it. We should ask for the accounts of the money and make sure that it has not been abused. The second point I want to speak to in support of this Motion is that we must teach all our governors and emphasise to all members of county assemblies and the entire leadership that they should do not sit in Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Kakamega and Siaya and wait for this money. We would not like to see this money paying remunerations to senior officers who have gone to those areas. However, we want to see revenue collections improve. I expect rich counties like Kiambu, Kakamega, Nairobi, Mombasa and Narok to realise a lot of revenue. We will not be doing our job if we allow governors to sit and wait for the block cheque from Nairobi at the end or the beginning of the month. They should also complement this with increased revenue collection. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, so that I am not seen to be in the realm of theory, I realized that Kakamega was a rich county. I do not mean that the poverty levels are very low. No, they are high. However, I am speaking to the potential. I would like to see a situation where the Governor of Kakamega takes advantage of the tourism potential of Kakamega County. Kakamega County has the only remaining tropical forest in this country. That forest is there if it will not be abused. It attracts tourists every week. I would like to see that money converted to revenue that will improve the way of life of the people of Kakamega. You all know the famous bull fighting of the people of Kakamega. This can attract not only Senators, but also other Members of Parliament, local tourists and the international community. The potential of Kakamega County in terms of agriculture is there for all to see. We produce 80 per cent of all the sugar that is consumed in this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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