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    "id": 768652,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I did not get a copy. I just got the big book but it is okay. From what I have got, there are very interesting trends that are emerging here. First, we are not seeing budgets that are gender disaggregated. We do not see that even when we look at the development expenditure from various counties. I am yet to see projects that are flagged out to address disadvantaged groups of people, in this case, persons with disabilities and other marginalization groups that are inherent within various counties. Looking at the global budgets, I have been surprised to note that if you go at the summary of the report, you will curiously find that Machakos, Wajir, Bomet and Isiolo counties have the highest absorption capacity when it comes to development expenditure. That is found where counties are listed where the absorption capacity of development expenditure is enumerated on page XVI of the report. This is of concern to Members of the Senate and, of course, to Governors. When you go down further, you will see that under the lowest absorbers of development expenditure, there is Lamu, Nakuru, Nairobi City and Taita Taveta Counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is quite curious because it seems to suggest, to a certain degree, that the level with which one is able to implement development may actually somehow influence whether a Governor is re-elected or not. Why am I saying so? While the Governors of Wajir, Bomet and Isiolo Counties clearly seem not to have been re-elected, it is curious to note that all the Governors who least expended on development; that is Lamu, Nakuru, Nairobi City and Taita Taveta Counties were actually voted out. So, this is really an indictment to the seating Governors – though not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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