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    "id": 728507,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell my Senator that we should wait until the nominations are done, and then, we can point fingers. We have faced challenges in our hospitals regarding un-surrendered revenue. We have also had the doctors’ strike. The national and county governments should look at it. Governors have given their submissions but it is important for us to appreciate the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. It is clear on how we collect and surrender revenue and engage transparently for people to know how much we are collecting, not just from hospitals but we also have parking and market fees. These are some of the revenues that we are losing every day. Different markets have different market days. In a whole week, a county will have a market day every day in some place. Such revenues have made officers in the counties change their lifestyle in a day. The next thing you see is a county officer owning a building or a hotel. These are some of the issues that this report has raised. I support the recommendations of the Committee, that, we have to ensure that the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee ensures that before we go to the elections, they give a report to this Senate so that as the Senator for Migori, you can tell your people the financial position of your county. For instance, you can say, we are going to an election but we are not in debt, we have credit maybe and this is how the next governor will move to the next level. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if we do not do that, many counties will find empty coffers. The county will be in debt and will start borrowing money for recurrent 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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