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    "content": "expenditure; for example, salaries. If we do not do that many counties will be in debt. They will borrow money to even pay salaries and meet other expenses. Many other issues have been raised in this Report. Some counties hire vehicles while some fuel private vehicles. If this issue is not addressed, some people will use the same resources in campaigns. Our Constitution is not very clear with regard to some issues. For example, whenever a governor uses resources it is difficult to tell whether he is campaigning or discharging his duties. The same applies to other political seats. We need to relook at these areas, to ensure that checks and balances are in place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Senate has done its work, but if we are not careful Kenyans will judge us harshly. We need to inform Kenyans where we have come from. This will help us to come out of this mess. Most Kenyans will understand that the Senators are the protectors of counties. They will appreciate that we have done our oversight roles despite not being allocated resources. We have produced a report and everybody knows the state of their counties. We need to put a caveat on the allocations to the counties, so that the governors who are likely to lose the elections do not misappropriate the money allocated to them. I want to thank the Governor of Makueni with regard to the use of resources. Makueni County has more than Kshs4 billion in its account. Even though the money could have been used to improve services in that county that money has not been misappropriated. Some counties are so much in debt that they looking for money to even pay their workers. The Committee’s recommendation that the county governments should expedite the completion of HRM regulations, so that they can be domesticated is very critical. It is also our responsibility, as the Senate, for the few months remaining before the general elections, to pass the many reports and consider petitions before the House. This will ensure that action is taken against those who have been implicated in the reports. A number of people have been named in the reports. Some officers in Nyeri were charged in court. However, going forward the governors who are responsible for misappropriation of funds should also face trial. Misappropriation of funds is rampant in many counties and everyone is blaming the other. Let counties protect whatever resources they collect. By doing so, Kenya will prosper under the pillar of devolution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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