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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "some day secondary schools which still charge a lot of money. We need to liaise with the Ministry of Education to ensure that the money that we give that Ministry is used in reducing the amount of fees which students pay in the day secondary schools. In my constituency I have created more than ten day secondary schools. We have very serious problems in areas that are poverty-stricken. These are areas where parents cannot afford to pay fees for their students to go to boarding schools. We should use the day schools to rescue students and secure education for them. It is good that we remember them when dealing with the budget or when we are allocating funds. There is also the question of status. One of the Members had insinuated that, perhaps, this was something to entice people. For these people to also have a very serious oversight in their counties--- As we speak, there is a very serious discrepancy between what the Governors are doing in the counties and what is supposed to be done. These are people who are supposed to be mobile. Senators are supposed to be mobile. They are supposed to go round to the counties. They are not supposed to sit and wait until information, a complaint or a petition is brought before them. These are people who are supposed to be attending sittings in the county assemblies. They need to look seriously at what is happening in the counties. The allocation we have given them is not enough. We need to re-think about it. These are very serious Members of the society and they will help us to change the face of the counties. As we speak, most of the counties are spending money as if it is money from their pockets. Most Governors right now are running counties like their own kiosks. We need Senators to seriously stamp their feet and work on this particular matter. I would like to talk about the money which was allocated to the Auditor-General. The allocation to the Office of the Auditor-General is a welcome idea because I remember we have had problems also in the counties. The Governors and also the MCAs get allocated money by the county assembly. There is a serious misappropriation of funds in those particular levels. The Auditor-General, last time, was actually called to answer questions, especially on the Narok County issue. The Committee wanted to know how far that office had gone with their investigations and the only reply they heard was that they did not have enough funds to do serious investigations and audit the issues facing Narok County. Now that we have placed Kshs1 billion in their hands these people will not have an excuse other than to bring us results. Lastly, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is a very vital organ in the dispensation of justice in this country. We need to give them teeth and support so that when they are dispensing justice they do so without bias. I would also like to say that when we are allocating this money to JSC, they must also understand that there is what we call separation of powers. Matters of administration and expenditure are well within their mandate, but matters of development should have been placed under the Ministry in charge of infrastructure."
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