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    "id": 477407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 907,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if county governments could spend those amounts of resources to light up homes and villages in our counties, that would be prudent use of resources, rather than just lighting the streets in a remote area where people do not need even to work throughout the night. Therefore, counties have to prioritize their development and expenditure. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, counties are in the process of acquiring ambulance services. We have seen many counties engaging the services of some private company associated with the Red Cross, which is leasing ambulance services at a cost of Kshs600,000 per month. One should ask: Why do you need to spend Kshs600,000 per month on only one ambulance? Is it not better use of resources to acquire the ambulances that you need? Do we need 70 ambulances, for example, in Nandi County where we have 30 wards? I am not saying that Nandi County has acquired 70 ambulances. I know that we need a few ambulances, but why would a county invest county resources to acquire over 70 ambulances? I think that it is important for counties to really consider and think through their priorities. We need to ask ourselves what our priorities are as counties. If you have a limited budget, you need to spend a little more time budgeting and prioritizing the kind of development activities that you need to consider and fund. So, I think that our counties need to be honest and the county assemblies also need to do their job. If a county government spends Kshs600,000, how much does that translate to at the end of the year? You would better acquire an ambulance that you will use for five or ten years. When 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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