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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the county governments have been allocated money. However, we all agree that it is not sufficient. We have fought tooth and nail to increase the money to the little we have managed, but what I want to underline is the accountability. Even if it is little money that is going to the counties, we must emphasize accountability. I want to ask colleague Senators: Have you ever at a public rally tried to tell the people of your county how much money they have been allocated? If the Governor is present, the immediate reaction would be to object to your statement saying how much money has gone to the county. This is because whenever funds go to counties, governors do not want the public to know how much money has been send over there. Therefore, I urge my colleague Senators to make it a practice from now on to publish, for public consumption, all the monies that have been allocated to counties so that even members of the public can involve themselves in oversight. We have been allocating money and keeping quiet. When it said that a county government has received much money, the first person to object is the governor. He will question why that money is being talked about. Then, he will go ahead to claim that the money has been used in doing certain things. We also want governors to publicly publish their expenditure. They should be accountable and show how much and where they have spent the money. Madam Temporary Speaker, some governors have even resisted being summoned by---"
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