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    "id": 713344,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, I have received the answer and gone through it. I would like to seek some clarifications. It is very clear on the issue of how much has been generated, how much has been budgeted and what is outstanding. We hope the Ksh7.68 billion will be forthcoming. On the identification of the projects, the answer states that it was done through National Government structures and MTEF Budget process which entails public participation. At no time, as a Senator from one of these counties, did I come across any invitation of this nature, whereby I was supposed to participate in a process of identifying these projects. I do not think any Senator from the 14 affected counties has been invited to this kind of a process. These projects have been identified by the Members of the National Assembly which churned the funds which are supposed to benefit counties so as to bridge the gaps of marginalization. Could the Chairperson clearly state at what point this consultations were done because I am not aware? I do not think the identified projects were the priorities of my county. For the last two days, there has been an advertisement that on 5th and 6th, there will be consultations to be held at the affected counties by Government officers headed by Principal Secretaries. What is the purpose of those consultations? Already, the Government has identified projects for us which are not our priority and they claim to do public consultation. Is that not a process of sanitization of what they have done wrong by being arm-twisted---"
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