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    "content": "the Senate is following what the law says. Actually, they are not requesting us to give them money. It is mandatory and constitutional that they should receive this money. So, they can tell us also: “You cannot praise yourselves that you are doing anything for us, because it is a constitutional requirement that you have to send this money to us.” That way, we will be put in a corner. We should be able to know that this money is being spent wisely. The county assemblies should understand that they will be held responsible for whatever is happening. These issues of having ministers for finance and permanent secretaries, as they call themselves, are nowhere in our Constitution. What we have in the county are county executive officers. I heard a Senator here referring to them as ministers. We need to guide the county governments, regarding who they are and what they should be. We also have to understand that it is a new dispensation and be up to date in terms of what is happening. We have to learn a lot as well. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, earlier on, we were talking about money for the old people. The county governments need to be given this kind of money to distribute. I want to congratulate the Mover of the Motion, once again, and send a warning to that Committee that this nation depends on it. Therefore, if it does not perform well, then we are due for failure. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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