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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek clarification on quite a number of issues with regards to this Statement. First, I congratulate my colleagues who have raised pertinent issues. I would also like to recognize that my county, Kiambu County, has suffered this injustice by contributing Kshs12 million to this kitty. The media and other reports may bear me out that as late as last week, children were dying in Kiambu County hospitals due to lack of oxygen machines and yet the governor had the audacity to contribute Kshs12 million to a kitty that is not only ambiguous, but largely, in my conviction, has undertaken illegal activities. As far as the Constitution is concerned, what are the defined roles and functions of the CoG? Secondly, is it justifiable that a total of Khs1.3 billion could have been spent to facilitate the functions of the CoG? Other specific areas that I would like the Chairperson of the Committee to clarify to this House is a follow up on what Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'- Nyong'o said so that the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget can apply some actual arithmetic to give us conclusive answers. I would also like to seek a clarification on what Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o said. For instance, in the 2014/2015 Financial Year, office rent for the governors was Kshs134 million, and then another Kshs102 million was added for purposes of maintenance of the same offices. That means that if every governor out of the 47 governors had an office in Nairobi, the amount spent on each office for that one year was Kshs5 million. What kind of office would be rented at Kshs5 million for one year? If you divided that by 12 months, it gives you figures that are unbelievable indicated as the cost of renting those offices for one year. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, also, on page 2 of the Statement, it is indicated that there are grants that are given to the CoG. Under these grants, there is a grant of Kshs265 million from the National Treasury. The question we would like clarified is: what assessment has been done by the national Government to determine that the CoG is worthy of Kshs265 million of taxpayers money to finance their activities? Besides that, you realise that, for example, in this one year, the CoG has spent Kshs265 million for the three years, they have further spent another Kshs1 billion. So, even if the Kshs265 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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