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    "id": 574360,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Cash Disbursement Schedule. I begin by thanking the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget for bringing this schedule. In fact, I believe it is long overdue. In future, as we pass the County Allocation Bill, we should do it alongside this Disbursement Schedule. According to the Schedule, the first disbursement to the counties is supposed to have gone by 15th every month. However, we are passing it after 15th. What we are doing is in line with our core mandate of protecting the interest of the counties. By doing this, we are ensuring that the counties get the monies allocated to them timely, so that they can work with certainty. At the moment, Vihiga County and the county assembly has no money to operate or pay salaries. They are struggling to borrow a loan from the bank to continue operating before they get the disbursement. Therefore, it is absolutely important that it is certain when monies are supposed to be disbursed to our counties. We strongly support this. I echo the words of Sen. Orengo. By passing this Schedule, we are sending a very strong message to the county executives and county assemblies to ensure that our people get value for this money. They must be ready to be over sighted by us because this is a responsibility bestowed on us by the Constitution. We, in the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee will not get tired of scrutinizing the reports of the Auditor- General. The reports have delayed to come, but as you rightly observed, the reports are now all in. For example, we are through with Homa Bay, both the county assembly and the county executive. We will work expeditiously on all these reports in good time. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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