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    "id": 668511,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, much as I rise to support this Bill, we know very well that we passed the Budget Estimates and paved the way for this Appropriation Bill. We do not refuse that the issue has been very worrying. I do not want to discuss matters that are before court. Our worry has been that the NGCDF money is not released on time. When you go to the ground, you only see NGCDF projects. Initially, we thought that this Appropriation Bill would be our last bullet. It now seems that the bullet has been taken away. It is our prayer that what we are praying is acted upon. Hon. Speaker, I looked at the Budget Estimates. One of the critical things I want to mention is about the Senate. I know that a sum of Kshs1 billion has been allocated to the Senate, under the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), for purposes of oversight. I have had chats with some of the Senators who might not even be aware that the National Assembly has given them some money for oversight. It is important that the Senators show something tangible. We are seeing money being misappropriated in many counties. I give an example of my county of Trans Nzoia, where a property was purported to have been valued at Kshs26 million but was bought by the County Government at Kshs185 million. The matter went to court and a ruling was made. The procedure was not followed. I know that the Governor has gone to court. Many Kenyans down there are complaining. Where are the Senators when these things are happening? It is high time the Senators were held accountable. A lot is going wrong in the counties. The Kshs1 billion that has been given to them must be used appropriately. It should not be money for their campaign because we are approaching the general elections. With the new NGCDF, we know there is no provision for oversight to Members of Parliament of the National Assembly. The Committee on Oversight has nothing. How are we going to oversee these projects The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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