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    "content": "called “kinetics” or even other funny terms like the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). When the Governors and County Executive Committee (CEC) Members go there, they talk about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and MDGs and by the time they finish talking, people would think this is the best of all and they would endorse it. By the time you realize it, the people have approved the wrong things because they are using the ignorance of people at that level. Madam Temporary Speaker, I realize that my county and so many other counties have implemented the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) using what we call “as provided by the law.” However, for your information and the information of the Senators, many counties have passed the budget without the input of the CIDP. Therefore, with this Bill, the law will ensure there is a feedback mechanism. How do you go and sit somewhere in Eldoret Town, Soi, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga or Mombasa and tell people: “Can you say all your points of public interest” and then you ignore their contributions during the budget process? Maybe these people wanted water, shades for their boda bodas, drugs in hospitals or internship opportunities that the President has requested counties to avail. However, you will find that the vote heads we have in the budget are very interesting. You will find allocations for building mansions and governors’ residences. I know that God has given us mansions in heaven; which are better mansions. However, why should we not take people as a priority at that level? Building mansions in heaven would not be as expensive as building the same for our governors, like they are doing now. Madam Temporary Speaker, counties have introduced taxes such that even to slaughter a chicken, you need to be taxed; even the boda bodas are being taxed Kshs200 daily. However, the CIDP, which is supposed to include the aspirations, contributions, ideas and visions of the people, is nowhere when we are undertaking the budgetary process. That is why the CECs have realized that the only impediment to the success of the county budgeting process or the budgetary allocations is the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). This is the reason why governors and MCAs are so much in love that some of them have retreated to exclusive places to go and discuss how the law could be passed for their own interests. Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree that the appropriate feedback should be developed to ensure that the CIDP is adhered to during the budgeting process. The people of Uasin Gishu, Narok, Kajiado or Kakamega counties are talking about issues of sugar – I know the sugar is bitter nowadays – and how we can revive Chemelil, Miwani and West Sugar companies in Kakamega County. This is the best thing about this law, because it will give us feedback. Kenyans must get value for their money. By the time we are allocating money for public participation---"
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