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    "id": 698565,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/698565/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 506,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, by the end of the current Session, this House will have voted for close to Kshs1 trillion to be allocated to the counties. This has never happened before and this is the kind of money that should change the lives of Kenya. However, as Senators, we have watched in disbelief as counties become citadels of corruption. The monies that we are giving out to counties are not reflected in the lives of the citizens of our country. I thank and congratulate the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), chaired by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’ Nyong’o, for doing a commendable job in tracing and asking serious questions on how this money is being used in the countryside. Through this Committee, we know that the Senate is doing a good job by following up on the amounts that have been sent to the counties. However, unless this Committee and this House are assisted by other institutions of Government, the monies that we are allocating to counties in the hope that they will help the communities will be in vain. I single out the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) that was established in this country with great hope that it would rein in some of the activities that have resulted in major losses of funds in this country. To date, there is nobody from the counties that has been nabbed and held to account for the enormous monies that have been revealed by the CPAIC as having been misused and wasted. 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"
}