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    "content": "county government is prioritizing on the recurrent expenditure but, unfortunately, development is not taking place. Roads and institutions are in a pathetic situation. I think our focus in the fourth year should be in the area of development because a lot of money is spent on recurrent expenditure. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another area that I wanted to comment about is on the health care. In as much as we have taken the service delivery closer to the people, our health care is in a pathetic situation. This is not because the budget allocated is not enough but the way the money is spent and the way the priorities are given to certain areas is poor. For example, in Isiolo County, we have a Level Four Hospital but it is not adequate enough to take care of the needs of the people in Isiolo County, especially maternal rate which is very high. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am convinced that we are doing well in terms of devolution but this House needs to pull up its socks to make sure that we have held the county governments accountable. Right now as a Senate, we are looking at the Auditor- General’s Report of 2013/2014 and we are going to leave this House before we deliberate on 2014/ 2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. This is sad because if money is spent and we are not able to ensure the Auditor-General’s Reports are looked into, it means we have failed as a Senate to deliver on our mandates. I support this Motion."
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