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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Since I will lose my train of thought--- Hon. Obura is my friend but I will lose my train of thought if I keep on getting interrupted. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I said that I was getting concerned that governors are getting demonized. You might want to know that I chair the Parliamentary Service Commission Committee on Information and Public Communication and I would be the last person to adversely mention this House or adversely implicate this House. However, I know that there are Members of this House who continuously demonize governors. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, accountability is paramount. Accountability must be tightened. We must get accountability to our counties. We must get the Auditor- General to all our counties so that, as we speak about the monies that we have devolved, we are speaking from a point of the Auditor-General having enough resources to audit the counties sufficiently and give us a good report. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me speak to the issue of devolution of health, and I know that this House has debated this issue. Health is a critical function and it equals life. Our dispensaries, hospitals and our Level 5 hospitals are really where we rely on. Let me not get into the debate of whether health should be brought back or left there. However, let me speak to the issue of quality management of our health systems. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, quality health management must be standardized at the national level. That way, if I walk into a hospital in Nairobi, Homa Bay or Wajir, the quality of health care I receive is standard. That is a matter that we must discuss. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the matter of County Development Boards is important because I have said severally that devolution is not just about one person or office. Devolution involves all of us. We are all concerned with the success of devolution and, therefore, we must sit and discuss development programmes. We are not going to do that with a view of controlling anybody or anything, but with the view of having sufficient consultations. This is not a new concept. This is a concept that was conceived even within the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Act so that people could come together and discuss development of our counties. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I finish, just in line with your ruling to be considerate to other Members, it is important that we tell the truth about the percentages that we have given to counties. When we say that we have given 43 per cent, is it true? 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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