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    "id": 536834,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Report and the amendments. First and foremost, I am really disappointed with the CRA. It looks like the discussions we had with them prior to this Bill fell on deaf ears. It is not right for this Senate to be used as a rubber stamp. Secondly, the Constitution and other legislations are very clear in terms of how the budgets should be formed. I am sure Members of the public are informed about what is happening in the Budget. If a commission is not putting into consideration the recommendation by the Senate, then I do not know what we are doing here. To add my voice on the amendments, I would like to talk about Level 5 Hospitals. Some of us come from counties where there are no Level 5 Hospitals. You will find that there is a mother who has a maternity problem. If she is taken to Isiolo County Hospital, she might not get the services she requires. So, where will she go? It is important to increase funding to Level 4 Hospitals. It is unfair for one person to travel all the way from Wajir, Isiolo or Marsabit all the way to Nyeri or to KNH. Regarding the issue of village polytechnics, Kshs19 million has been allocated to each county. That is nothing. We must get our priorities right. There are some counties that do not have village polytechnics. Why can the CRA or the Government not look at the counties which do not have village polytechnics and give priority to them instead of giving each county Kshs19 million? This is really unfair and it should be reconsidered. The other point is consideration by the stakeholders before we end up discussing this issue in the Senate. According to me, it is just formality. We listen to various stakeholders, but unfortunately, we do not consider their recommendations when we come up with a budget. We must change this routine. Finally regarding security, we have a big challenge and I have seen the recommendations in the Bill. It is high time that we consider those amendments and seriously fund the security department and make sure the funding goes to the relevant counties facing insecurity in this country. 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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