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    "id": 801776,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Chair is not paying attention. I am talking about the criteria for assembling the framework that was used to visit the respective counties. You are supposed to listen to the citizens and their concerns so that in the spirit of public participation, you allocate some funds. When I look at the criterion that was used to select the 12 counties that were visited: West Pokot, Kajiado, Bungoma, Nakuru, Kirinyaga, Tharaka- Nithi, Nairobi, Migori, Nyamira, Marsabit, Mombasa and Makueni, I expected the Chair to have said that they based the selection on sampling. Instead, they said that they divided by four. So, if they divided by four, how did they come up with these specific counties? I am saying this because for the last four years, Trans Nzoia County has not been sampled to be one of the counties to be visited. As you know, I am humbly seeking to be the governor of Trans Nzoia in 2022. So, this is something I am really concerned about. For the last four years, we have not had it and this is the fifth year and we do not have it. Specifically, we have a road that runs from Turbo, to Tongaren, to Naitiri, Sabaot up to Suam. Looking at the schedules, it has been allocated Kshs100 million. There is a lot of conspiracy going on for that money to be removed from that particular road. Ten years down the line and last time we even had a visit by His Excellency the President and the Deputy President and I raised the issue of the road. This time, when I saw the Kshs100 million allocated, I asked myself whether it was for tarmac or for murram. Again, I am surprised because we have had a discussion with the Chair and I have learnt that they are going to move an amendment to remove theKshs100 million and allocate it to another road. We are going to 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."
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