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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has taken us more than one year trying to establish a small fund for this Senate. We had to do regulations, laws and a lot of consultations with the Treasury. However, for governors, it was just a mere resolution in a meeting. Is there sufficient legal procedure for governors to establish this massive fund? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure Meru County Assembly has not, through its budget, authorized withdrawal of a total amount of Kshs44 million as contribution to this CoG fund. The law is clear. Those who withdraw money without approval of the county assembly should be surcharged and it be taken back to the public where it belongs. Lastly, I know how some of this money has been spent because we have a helicopter which is now permanently based in Meru. To move from one village to another, the governor no longer drives, but he flies. Is that prudent use of public resources, to hop from one village to another while roads are not that bad in some areas? I also know that part of this money was used to defeat Sen. Sang’s Bill which was meant to enhance accountability from planning to implementation of projects in the counties. Is that a proper way to spend public money without accountability? I am one of those Senators - although coming from Meru County – who has decided not to attend the show in Meru."
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