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    "id": 730469,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "role in determining how much money remains at the national Government and how much money goes to county governments. That is the function of the National Assembly. We cannot share that role with them. They can only present a request to the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, through the National Assembly, that they would like to add a certain amount of money to the money that has been given to the county governments. They cannot purport to amend a resolution of the National Assembly on division of revenue between the national Government and county government levels. That is why they will not be looking at how much money has been allocated to the national Government. What informs Senators’ thinking that they can add some money to the amount that has been allocated to the National Assembly? For instance, in a situation where the National Assembly has been allocated Kshs303 billion, the Senate cannot review that amount to Kshs326 billion. Senators do not understand the Budget that we do for the national Government. How then would they purport to give additional money to county governments without knowing where that money would come from? What can we do to replace the amount of money that they want to take to county governments? The best way for the Senate would be to negotiate with the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I think Senators are idle because sometimes if you look at what they do, you are puzzled. They even want to vet university chancellors. That is not a devolved function. They want to delve into matters which belong to the National Assembly. What Senators should be busy doing is like what my colleagues said – to table Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Reports on county governments every year. Secondly, Senators should make a law that requires monies allocated to county governments to be channelled to Recurrent Expenditure and Development Expenditure Votes. That is the function of the Senate. That is what Senators should be doing. They should be making laws that will make counties function properly. As we speak, I do not think there is a county that is functional in this country. There is none. I do not know which law we are going to use. We expect about 20 governors to be jailed after the general elections, just like what Nigeria and other countries did. What is funny is that there is no hope of even a single conviction of a governor and yet no development has been done in most counties. Neither can the governors of those counties account for the monies that have been allocated to them over the years. It is a pity that we devolved the health sector. It is in a pathetic situation. Governors across the county purport to have created things which do not exist. On Monday, I listened to my governor read something I am not sure what it was. I did not even understand. He talked about having improved health services across Narok County. I was shocked. He talked about having built 1,500 classrooms, which also shocked me. If you divide 1,500 classrooms amongst the constituencies in Narok County, each constituency would have 300 classrooms. My constituency has four wards. Each ward would be having about 50 classrooms. The truth on the ground is that not even a toilet exists."
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