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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "the governor of Nairobi, Hon. Sonko, please, make sure the county hospitals in Nairobi such as Pumwani, Mama Lucy, Mbagathi and many others are functioning, so that we can reduce the traffic going to KNH. The same should apply for the Level 5 Hospital in Machakos and all former provincial headquarters hospitals, such as the Coast General Hospital and the one in Kakamega. The MTRH is also a specialised facility for the whole of that region which includes Nyanza, Western and the Rift Valley. We have made KNH to serve the function of a village dispensary. That is why we have all characters. The whole country is discussing the KNH. The other amount of money which has been allocated and is done every year is Kshs8.3 billion from the Road Maintenance Fuel Levy. The little money allocated to Members of Parliament through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) is felt in our constituencies. Where is this Kshs8.3 billion that is given to county governments? The first five years of devolution are over. Now the systems are there. We need value for our money. We cannot be sending billions of shillings to county governments and today our hospitals, roads and water systems have not changed. Some of us changed those kinds of governors. Now we have a very good governor in Garissa County. He is working. I am sure Members of Parliament from northern Kenya will agree with me. This time, the northern Kenya five counties, namely, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Wajir and Garissa, must invest in water and healthcare. Hon. Speaker, there is Kshs2 billion for rehabilitation of youth polytechnics given to county governments. Youth polytechnics are in bad shape in most of the counties and constituencies. We must give money to the Senate this time. I want to lead from the front. Since the two leaders have agreed to bury their hatchet, the Senate and the National Assembly must also agree in principle to bury our five years differences. They must accept that the Speaker of the National Assembly is more senior than the Speaker of the Senate in as far as the Constitution is concerned. They must also accept that the only two people who are provided for in the Constitution is the Leader of the Minority and the Leader of the Majority in the National Assembly. The ones in the Senate are found in the Standing Orders. This is the truth of the matter. I believe in the Constitution. I want to go on record. It is true. Article 108 of the Constitution gives the order of precedent in the Legislature. The hierarchy is the Speaker, the Leader of Majority and the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly. Last Friday is the time we started to follow the Constitution. Hon. Raila Odinga said that, that was a mock swearing in. He said: “Let me go and see the true president.” He saw him and they shook hands. He said: “I am the true leader of the Opposition, deal with me.” So, there is no other opposition. The leader of the Opposition is Raila Odinga who is supposed to critique the Government and is represented by Hon. Mbadi in the House. Let us also have a good working relationship with the Senate. I really want to ask my colleagues... We cannot oversee the counties if we do not empower the Senators. Let us empower the Senators by giving them resources. Let them leave Nairobi, go to our counties and follow each and every penny. So, when that allocation comes to the House, I urge you colleagues, this time round; let us support our colleagues on the other side. An amount of Kshs605 million has been given to five counties to build headquarters. We want to see headquarters in Isiolo, Lamu, Nyandarua, Tana River and Tharaka Nithi once this money is released. The Chair himself has gone to those areas. Article 218(1) (a) of the Constitution, it says: “At least two months before the end of each financial year, there shall be introduced in Parliament The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}