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"content": "been given to Ministries for Development was not utilized for one reason or the other. If e-procurement is the way to go, and if that is the way Kenyans will get roads, we want to urge the national Government to implement it immediately. Similarly, there are several counties that have been favoured for the allocations of sub-district hospitals, with an allocation of Kshs104 million. These are Mombasa, Kajiado, and Kisumu counties. We urge the Senators of these respective counties to follow up this money and ensure that it is properly utilized. Similarly, allocations for Roads 2000 Programme in Western Kenya; Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia and Siaya counties have been allocated Kshs614 million. There is no reason the people should drive on cattle tracks in pretence that they have roads in those respective counties that I have mentioned. Allocation of national revenue to county governments with respect to hospitals is also here. We must find a method for the Senate to get these reports. This is because every year, including last year, we had such nice looking figures like flowers, but we do not have a method of checking or auditing what we call conditional grants to counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, I urge the Chairperson of my Committee, to find a method that we can get reports. If Nairobi County has received Kshs6.2 billion for roads, for example, we should have a method as the Senate to find out how and where that money has been spent, where it has been allocated. If possible, the Senator for Nairobi County ought to be in a position to seek for these reports, whether on the Floor of this House or national Government and those specifics should be provided. It is well and good to pass a Bill with such nice looking figures. However, at the end of the day, we ought to go to those respective places in Nairobi; whether it is in Kasarani or Kamkunji, to tell them that road is going to be tarmacked and then check how it is done. We have made proposals in the Public Audit Procurement Bill, where we said that contractors should be barred from procuring contracts where they have done shoddy jobs. The Senate and Senators of these respective counties can then take action against these people because we are tired of waiting, being undertakers and morticians. We want to deal with these people as we go along. It is unfortunate that in this case, the County Revenue Allocation Bill, 2015, had contemplated that we would get money for county emergency funds. You saw what happened in Nairobi when it rained heavily. Our houses were flooded and people suffered. They are now unblocking drainages. What is so difficult about giving this money even if it is by conditional grant to the county government, so that the Senator seated here, can follow up? The people living in Kibera, Mathare, Kangemi or Kawangware can get those services directly from the people whom they have elected in the name of a county government? People should not go on their knees, like they would most likely have to do by going to the national Government to say, please, we are giving you our loyalty, now give us money. That should not be allowed. Madam Temporary Speaker, let me highlight the offences under the PFM Act in Section 10 of the County Revenue Allocation Bill. We have heard endless stories which have now become bedtime stories, almost lullabies in counties about pilferage of funds."
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