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    "id": 628238,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/628238/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chelule",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Liza Chelule",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator for Vihiga County for bringing this Petition on behalf of the MCAs. We, as the Senate, represent the interest of counties. Therefore, it is a pity that resources allocated to county governments are being misused by the governors. One of the roles of the MCAs is to oversight the county executive. It is the responsibility of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) to interrogate how devolved funds are being spent by the county governments. The Controller of Budget is responsible for all the funds that are devolved to the county governments. It is sad that the people who elected us are suffering and denied services by the county governments. Budgets are prepared by the county governments without involving members of the public. It is time citizens of this country are involved in the budget process at the grassroots level. They must know well in advance which projects their county governments will fund in a given financial year. It is not right for the governors to spend money without being accountable to their people. Some of them hire choppers using public funds. This is being wasteful. They must be made to account for every single cent that is devolved. I urge the CPAIC to make sure these governors are accountable. It is not enough to debate the Petition without taking action against those people who have been mentioned here. I heard the Senator for Turkana County say that he will soon bring a similar Petition to this House. It is okay for us to discuss Petitions as they are presented here. However, we need also to discuss other issues facing the county governments. I beg to support."
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