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    "id": 815984,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Motion on Turkana County. It is quite glaring that one of the biggest problems that the counties, particularly, the marginalised ones have, come across is the capacity of getting competent officials and officers to occupy very critical departments in order to move the agenda of development forward. You could see that even at the highest level of a County Executive Committee (CEC) Member not having academic qualifications and competencies required to direct the financial management of that county, was one of the biggest drawbacks that were experienced in Turkana County. Madam Temporary Speaker, do not forget that one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Equalization Fund is Turkana County. In fact, it tops on the list. When you find a county not being able to utilise all the resources at their command, it then becomes very difficult to bring that county to the level of other counties. That is why they were getting these extra funds, so that they can get to that level. We noted this gap that has been very clearly pronounced by the Chairperson of the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investment, of which I am a Member. One of the things that can bring some of these counties out of their woods is being able to get competent personnel such as engineers, doctors and other professionals that will man some of the critical service points and areas. It is very sad that the finance and procurement departments lack the requisite capacity to direct how procurement 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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