{"id":807327,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/807327/?format=json","text_counter":288,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu East, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Jackson Lekumontare","speaker":{"id":13474,"legal_name":"Lentoi Joni L Jackson Lekumontare","slug":"lentoi-joni-l-jackson-lekumontare"},"content":"oil they have, but we did not manage. Some counties are in a pathetic situation. We bring our children to Nairobi to see a tarmac road. In other places there is nothing like electricity, yet we say that Kenya is connected to the national grid. We have that problem and let us look at how money is being used in the counties. It is very important for governors to have their priorities right. We also need to empower the Senate. Senate is always complaining that they are not able to monitor how the money is being used because they do not have resources. In the next Budget, let us think of the ways we can help the Senate so that they can monitor and facilitate."}