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    "content": "I come from am interesting county. One senior county official went to a local FM station the other day and said he does not understand the role of the Senate and their Senator. I have visited the Governor’s office in Nandi County and he has a television. As I speak, I hope that he is not watching cartoons. I hope he is watching the proceedings of this House so that he gets to know that the responsibility of a Senator is what I am doing here. I want to offer him free civic education. The responsibility of a Senator is to ensure that the county receives resources as approved in the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the Division of Revenue Bill. It is embarrassing when you have a leader of the caliber of a governor going to a national media house to say that he does not understand what a Senator or the Senate does. I have no problem with the governor not understanding my job. He is allowed to do so. I hope that as he watches television, he will get to know that the responsibility of the Senator is to ensure that resources go to the counties. What is more shocking is having a governor who does not understand his job. It is forgivable if he does not understand the job of a Senator, Women Representative or Members of Parliament but it is unforgivable for someone not to understand his own job. For the last three years, we have seen no major development in Nandi County. I hope that this budget will go into redeeming the image of our county and ensuring that our residents receive the facilities, resources and the support that they need from the county. I hope that before the end of this month, the many children from Nandi County who are at home because they are unable to pay school fees, will get bursary from the County Government. This is because those resources were allocated and we had Kshs90 million in the last financial year and Kshs 60 million in this financial year. However, none of those resources have been disbursed to the various schools. I hope that my governor will move quickly and ensure that these students from needy backgrounds receive their bursary. I want to call upon by brothers in the county assemblies across the country to know that the responsibility of county assemblies is oversight and they are the primary institution of accountability and oversight at the county. If a budget or a schedule has been passed in the county like we will pass today, it is the responsibility of the county assembly to ensure that each and every project that was anticipated and resources allocated, has been implemented before the end of the financial year so that we should not have carry-overs. In the counties, today, some of the projects being completed today are projects that were allocated in the first financial year. How possible is it that a project that was allocated resources in the 2013/14 financial year is being completed today? Every financial year has to be accompanied by development projects that were allocated within that financial year. I, therefore, call upon our brothers and sisters in the county assemblies to be extra vigilant in this last financial year. The temptation to use county resources along the lines of political expediency will be very high. Finally, as a member of the Jubilee fraternity, we support devolution. That is why we are here irrespective of whether there was miscommunication or lack of communication. Today, the citizens of this country can tell who believes in devolution. This House is respected because we have some leaders who are presidential aspirants and 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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