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    "id": 554640,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "Committee, a certain court was going to cost Kshs 800 million and another one Kshs 600 million and our Chairman queried this. The Judiciary has enough money. So, we should get another Kshs.1 billion from the Judiciary so that we stop making them wasteful. The other day the JSC wasted our money on public information. Once we get Kshs 2.5 billion, then we can get the balance from the Treasury. I believe the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is also well funded and we can get that balance. With that therefore, we shall not put this country into a crisis. We shall put this country where it should be. We shall have it running. The county governments are going forward. I know there are remedies to such a situation. I know we even have a window where we can give 50 per cent of their budget and they can draw on Vote on Account but since two wrongs do not make a right, let us move it forward. However, we have a problem. We devolved funds down there but we did not devolve checks and balances. If you look at every county there is a cry. In my county which is Kiambu, they are buying 72 vehicles. These are Land Rovers being bought by a county which will call for drivers, fuel, repairs, maintenance and insurance. Governors do not consult, they do not read what happens and the auditors are not getting them. I think it is high time we told the Senate that they are sleeping on their job. They should wake up and check the counties and ensure that they spend their money for the purpose of improving living standards of Kenyans. The audit services in the counties are not bearing any fruits. This is because any time we hear of any complaints from counties they just end up there. If you look at the resources that we are giving the counties, an example is Kiambu County which has got about Kshs20 billion which is about 10 per cent of the ordinary revenue of the year 2002, it is a lot. However, you do not find this money right on the ground at the doorstep of people. Therefore, let us not allow the people we represent not to get value for their money. Let us ensure that anytime such an issue comes up we have a Kamukunji on time. I believe that if we had a Kamukunji and discussed this issue and resolved it, Hon. Kajwang’ would not have voted the way he did. He should have voted with the mood of the House. Anytime we do anything in this House, we should be doing it as a team. How I wish we can implement the social audit which has been done. The social audit has a solution to the problems brought about by this Constitution. In fact, one time I dreamt that this House had agreed that it is high time all of us sat down as the CORD and Jubilee coalitions and come up with a way where we audit and review this Constitution as one team once and for all, not caring about the Okoa Kenya and side of the coalition you are from but rather work as one team to review and come up with a revised Constitution where we can talk to our people. Even if it means going to a referendum, it should be one driven by Members of Parliament of the Republic of Kenya and accepted by the 290 constituencies to solve these problems that are coming up every day. So, Members of Parliament, we must fight for a common goal. We represent the people of Kenya. We do not represent political interests. We represent us and the image presented of Parliament is never presented as CORD or Jubilee but it is the image of the National Assembly. 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."
}