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    "id": 680088,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Leshore",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sammy Prisa Leshore",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am here as the elected Senator for Samburu, representing the interests of Samburu County and its people. First, I would like to thank the leadership of this House because for the last three years, we have done a good job for Kenyans. We have come out strongly to defend counties and make sure that development is initiated in the counties. I would also like to thank the national Government and the National Treasury for supporting devolution. About four years ago devolution was new to this country, but now I can proudly state that it has reached the local people. The leadership of this House, from the Speaker, the secretariat and all of us from both sides of the House, has done well. I would like to urge all Senators from both sides of the House to work together when it comes to issues like this one because Kenyans are watching and they want to see the service we are giving them. For the last three years, I have noted that so many things have happened between us and the county assemblies. I am proud to say that most MCAs are on the right track. I would like to urge most of them to be on the look out to make sure that governors put the funds that we are sending to them into proper use. Most of the MCAs have no knowledge of what oversight is. I would like to urge the Senate and the county governments to provide MCAs with facilities, so that they can oversight what is happening in the counties. For example, Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) falls under the county governments. However, most counties just construct classrooms and nothing else. They do not even buy desks, construct toilets or build kitchens for the nursery school pupils. As a Senate and as a country, we need to make sure that ECDE is properly implemented. Children must be given the right facilities. We cannot compare a nursery school in Nairobi and one in Baragoi. We need to have standard nursery schools for all our children. Whether they are born in Nairobi or North Horr, they must be given the right facilities to enable them grow together. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to touch on the issue of the bursaries. We are giving our county governments a lot of money for bursaries. I have heard that Members of Parliament and governors are giving out bursaries, but there are still many Kenyan children who are unable to access education because of lack of money. I want to urge county governments to ensure that all the needy school-going children are given the bursaries. I would also like to talk about healthcare. The national Government and the county governments are allocating money towards healthcare. Development partners like the World Bank, the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and other donors also allocate money. I urge the county governments to utilize these funds properly. I would also like to urge mothers to attend clinics. Most mothers in areas like my county, Turkana and counties in the north eastern region do not go for clinics. I urge leaders, brothers and sisters, to persuade mothers to attend clinics monthly because the necessary facilities are there. 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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