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    "id": 645699,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek clarifications, very well aware of the Intergovernmental Relations Act which makes it very clear that funds for funding the Council of Governors (CoG) and the Summit shall be contributed by the Treasury. What legal framework informed county governments to make the contributions we are talking about here? I am asking this question knowing very well that the amount of money contributed by the 47 counties purposely for meetings, exchanging ideas and consulting is about Kshs1 billion. It is only Kshs2 million less to make it Kshs1 billion. We all know what Kshs1 billion can do. We know to what extent it could change lives. Elgeyo-Marakwet, for example, contributed Kshs6.8 million. At least it was Kshs6 million in the first instance. I think they gave up somewhere in the middle and contributed Kshs100,000 only in the subsequent year. However, Kshs6 million could have been used to construct a road from a place called Kipsaos to somewhere near Fluorspar. I have just come from home and I can assure you that there is neither a road from a place called Sisiya to Aror nor Wiwo to Sambalat, which are marginalised locations yet officials of my county complain that they have very little allocation to the county. Where do they get the excuse to spend Kshs6 million for that kind of expenditure? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were here and debated day and night about giving money to Tharaka-Nithi and Tana River counties to build offices. Where does Tharaka- Nithi get the excuse to use Kshs22 million? Tana River has given out Kshs39 million for 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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