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    "id": 645682,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank the Chairman. This is a very professional answer. On the face of it, it is acceptable. However, as the lawyers say, the devil is in the detail. To this extent, when you scrutinize the contribution by the Council of Governors (CoG) and what the donors have given, I do not think it was in the thinking of the drafters of the Constitution that we create an account like this; that, all of a sudden, you would find Kshs1.3 billion banked into it. When you dissect it, you find the Kshs1.3 billion is being used on all manner of things. However, I would like the Chairman to clarify just two things on those expenses:- (1) What are these legal matters that lawyers were hired for, that led to them being paid Kshs219,523,000? Could you tell us what these cases were? (2) Regarding the Kshs12.5 million that is being spent on humanitarian aid; what specific humanitarian aid did the CoG give? (3) So that the people of Kakamega County might not crucify me, why is it that in the contributions, Kakamega County is the one which appears to be most generous? Kakamega has contributed Kshs42 million. Compare this to Machakos County, where at least, the Level Five Hospital is working. Over the same period, it has contributed only Kshs340,000. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so that you also do not just sit pretty, the County Government of Murang’a has contributed Kshs8.3 million. Could the Chairman confirm that these contributions are arbitrary? If so, what is it that provoked Governor Oparanya to be the main contributor to this fund? Is it because of the cases that he has been having in court, where he has been dodging to appear before the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), pursued for inciting mourners to set a homestead on fire and pursued for taking Kshs200 million and paying it to Mumias Sugar Company in the name of paying farmers’ debts yet no farmer was paid? Is he so generous because he has the highest number of transgressions? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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