{"id":807313,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/807313/?format=json","text_counter":274,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Chrisantus Wakhungu","speaker":{"id":1889,"legal_name":"Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu","slug":"chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"},"content":"Another critical issue which I thought I should mention about is healthcare. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, there are specific functions which were devolved as far as the counties are concerned. It is important that when counties are allocating funds, focus must be given to those particular functions under the Fourth Schedule under the counties. Now, we are also talking about Agenda Four. We support the issues of universal healthcare, food security, manufacturing and housing. I can see the Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Committee wants me to speed up but I am just trying to conclude as we move on. I know he wants us to move to the next part but there are some issues that I might say. There is also another issue of pending bills. Many county governments have high pending bills. But looking at this allocation, the national Government, in the long run, is giving them the entire amount. Why are pending bills so high yet the shared revenue has been given to them? What we are calling upon these people to do is to increase their measures of fighting corruption. I want to briefly mention the Ward Development Fund (WDF). I am one of the people who want to be Governors in 2022. I support the WDF. In fact, we have been waiting for that Bill from the Senate to come here so that we pass it. That is so that every Ward Representative (WR) is assured of the WDF, the same way the NG-CDF is anchored. This is the only way we are going to be assured that this money will go to every ward and spur development. Some of us are really waiting. We want it to come over here so that we can support it. I have looked at it. I have analysed it in a prescriptive and descriptive manner. I am trying to use the words of Sen. Kajwang’ when he was in the County Assemblies Forum. I support that, after doing that analysis I am convinced that we must support the WDF so that WRs can be able to provide services to the people. With those few remarks, I beg to support."}