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    "content": "To date, nobody has been held to account. Do you need a helicopter to fly to Marsabit or to Isiolo, Mandera or wherever else to know that there is poverty there? A sum of Kshs600 million of public funds for poor people went with the PSs just like that. This is the ugly situation we have and if we do not change, this country will continue suffering. Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members rejected this Bill earlier; they better make it better this time. Clause 9 of the Bill states that the members of the board shall consist of a chairperson, who shall be appointed by the President; which is a routine. There shall be a Principal Secretary from the State Department of Irrigation; the Principal Secretary responsible for finance, the Principal Secretary responsible for Agriculture, the Principal Secretary responsible for Water and five other members who shall be appointed by the CS and approved by the President. Where are the counties? As a rider, they say that out of those five, they shall include two members nominated by the Council of Governors (CoG). These are just two out of ten members. Who will represent Marsabit, Tana River, Migori or even Kisumu, where we have the second largest irrigation scheme in the country? This irrigation scheme is now a grazing ground and there is no rice there. We must do things right and we need a thorough audit of how much money has been wasted The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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