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    "speaker_name": "Hon. K.K. Kinyanjui",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kinyanjui Mburu Kk",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion, which is from my Committee. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my very able Chairman and members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It is high time that these projects are rolled out. I stand to be guided on how to go about it with my Committee. My concern is that we were with the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury yesterday. He said that there is about Kshs50 billion lying idle at the National Treasury. The governors have not been able to spend that money. My concern is that the additional Kshs1.4 billion that we are adding to that amount is well-intended and for good use. Is there any way we can divert those funds to go straightaway to the respective constituencies, so that they can be spent before the end of the year? My other concern is about the Kshs3.74 billion. It is very well intended. In Nyandarua County, the highest level hospital is level four. So, some of the counties are going to be disadvantaged. Therefore, I would kindly ask to be guided through my Chairman and Committee on how we can go about this to ensure that the money is not shared amongst the level 5 hospitals only. We should ensure that the counties that do not have level 5 hospitals but have level four hospitals can also benefit. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is another very interesting thing and I wonder whether this House is aware. Prof. Nyikal and Dr. Pukose mentioned a very important thing – that medical doctors are resigning from level 5 and level four hospitals. Therefore, as much as we would like to devolve some services to the counties, we should The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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