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    "content": "have even wasted money transporting people from their counties to come and represent them, yet they know that they are supposed to answer as the CEOs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very sad that we have to come to this. But as it is said, every action must have a consequence. We should actually send a clear message that even as they ask for more funds, they must be accountable to Kenyans. I have heard governors saying that they want a referendum so that they can get more funds. But even in business, you must close the books of the previous year. This Auditor-General’s reports that we are talking about were just for the accounts of six months, and they are really damning. We have seen glaring accounting mistakes that are deliberate and actually naked to the eye of a person who is not even an accountant. It becomes very hard because you are very big. You are the boss and cannot answer to small people. We must remind them that we are all here, not on our own behalf, but to represent Kenyans. All of us must deliver on our mandate. No one is above the law. Issues must be delivered to the people who brought us to the positions of leadership that we occupy. We must do this ruthlessly. I will refer to Article 228 of the Constitution that gives the Controller of Budget authority to deny funds. She is the one who will be authorizing every withdrawal. This is not personal money. If it were personal money, we would have no business with it. However, it is public money and the Controller of Budget must apply Article 228 that gives her the mandate to withhold these funds. These four counties, I am hoping – although this falls on deaf ears – that they will start listening. We cannot keep on doing this year in, year out. Even when we are breastfeeding a child, we do not do it forever. There comes a time when a child has grown teeth and starts eating food. That must be done for our counties."
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