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    "content": "or it is a deliberate effort to confuse people so that the money is eventually abused. It went on. In my nursing home, I have Autoclave. This is something for doing laundry quickly. There was a budget line of Kshs10 million for buying an Autoclave. I do not understand how somebody would do that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I conclude, I would like to remind the House that in the National Assembly during the budget-making process, the National Assembly participates in it through the Budget Committee because they are the representatives of the people in their constituencies. Since we carry out representative roles in our counties, this gives us an opportunity to also participate in the budget process so that what the governor is spending money on does not surprise us at the end of the day when we are carrying out oversight. It is my belief that the County Development Board will be a legal point of entry for the citizenry of a county to know how the governor wants to spend his money. If they think there are better ways of doing it, then they will give their input. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have strategic institutions in the counties where members of the public, MCAs, MPs and Senators would like to see emphasis being put on. But if the governor is left unchecked, he might lose track of these important institutions and resources to the extent that, before we know it, five years will be over. I say this remembering that one of the potential areas of revenue collection in Kakamega County, probably only second to Nakuru and Mombasa, is tourism. Because there was no consultation, you look at the budget line for the money that is supposed to be spent on tourism in Kakamega and you just say “Why do we not get this quick money?” We are talking about the scenic Kakamega Forest which some of you who are well endowed fly over with your private choppers, and you have seen that it is very scenic. These are the things that we want to attract tourists to come---"
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