{"id":807320,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/807320/?format=json","text_counter":281,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kisii CWR, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Janet Ong’era","speaker":{"id":13117,"legal_name":"Janet Ongera","slug":"janet-ongera"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity so that I may also contribute to this Bill. I rise to support this Bill having been a former Senator and having been among the few Members in this House who have had the privilege of sitting in both Houses - the Senate and the National Assembly. This is a very important Bill. The County Allocation of Revenue Bill as we all know is a Bill that allows the counties to spend the revenues that we are allocating them. There are many good things that the counties have done. There are many good stories that are not being said because we are only looking at the negatives. There are good stories that have been told. For example, I want to commend Makueni County for the work that they have been doing. They have opened up the health sector, affirmative action interest groups in terms of opening cooperative societies for women, industries for making of fruit juices and they even have a dairy where they are selling their own milk. These are some of the good stories. We know that in Kisii County street lighting 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."}