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    "content": "development projects in this country is this kind of allocation. You will hear that roads have been allocated so many billions but you are not told where that money will go. Even the little that has been given to the Ministry of Roads, is not indicated which roads are to be constructed. So, you will find that money is taken to one side of the country, few roads are built there and that is the end. So, the next day you will be told that the money has been used to construct roads in this country. I want to say enough is enough and with the mandate that I have been given by the people of Machakos, to make sure that distribution of resources is done equally, I want to stand by that and I do not think I will be moved. Madam Temporary Speaker, if the Commission on Revenue Allocation recommended that Kshs238 billion should be given to the counties, I do not see why the tune should be changed. The song should not change. The perception of Kenyans must be maintained. So, the Kshs238 billion should be given to Kenyans. If the Kshs20 billion is being kept in a conditional account and remaining with the central government, how will it be shared equally when at that particular point, the decision will be made by a few people, as it was before. We are saying no. We want to know that Kshs238 billion is available and will be given to the counties. I agree with my co-whip that truly women who have been elected in the counties, that is, 47 women representatives are floating in the air. Other than going to the National Assembly and sitting there, they have no duties to perform. So, for them to be seen that they are working, and if the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) is going to be managed by Members of Parliament, it is equally important that the Women Representatives are also included. What the Senate was asking, and I want to put this record very straight, is not to go and manage funds in the constituencies--- When we say we want involvement it is because we were elected. I received 298,000 votes in Machakos County. That is a clear indication that the people of Machakos have great trust in me. What we are asking is that we should be involved in the issues taking place in our counties. If the money is being misused, we want to be involved by making sure that the record is put straight. We cannot stand aside and watch public funds being misused and at the end of the day, the only place they can lodge their complaints is through County Governors, Parliament and the Senate. We want to be squarely involved in that. Madam Temporary Speaker, for us to change the face of this country, we want proper allocation of funds according to the criteria set by Commission of Revenue Allocation as it is mandated by the law. I am a man of few words. I rest my case and I support."
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