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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "gives Kshs39 million. I know even their Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) was not worth that money when we began. So, why are we not using that money where we have sent it? It is good that we canvass these issues. The issues come up because what we sit back and watch happening is unfair. We are misusing our money to the extent that CoG, for whatever reason, has paid a team of lawyers Kshs280 million in three years. That is more than a quarter billion shillings. Sometimes, it is amazing how our country trivialises money. Before we get to the next budget estimates, including the supplementary budget, we must talk about how much money we want to give without proper regulations and rules of how that money is spent. It would be wise that as we talk about socio-economic audit of the Constitution – because people want them and we have accepted them and I know Kenyans will elect less mischievous ones as elections come in successive years – we need to devise a method where the governor becomes the political head of a county and monies are disbursed the CDF way so that we fund projects that are predetermined. I know so many contractors who have done works during a financial year in the last three years, but they have not been paid hence the pending bills. However, those are projects which were budgeted for. It means that the governors do the budget, authorise, and then they go around and spend the money on other things. I think something ought to happen. With a heavy heart, I want us to address ourselves to this issue. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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