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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "which is the “turbo charger”. He has so many accolades in the athletics world. We celebrate him. I saw Sen. Wetangula’s tweet that was trending the other day. I do not want to mention the reply but it was a source of pride for this country. I equally want to congratulate Amos Kipruto, Wilson Kipsang and our very own Gladys Cherono. We are proud of them and as a country, they are providing the country-- -. I know many people are having the wrong perception that Kenya will be auctioned soon. However, it is good that we have trailblazers in the athletic world that are portraying Kenya as a good country and as a house of serious athletes across the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge the women across the country that if they want world beaters and “turbo chargers” of mursik, they should try and get children from the Kalenjin guys plus, yours truly. I agree that there are so many questions that have been raised on the spending. We are approving this cash disbursement schedule to our counties. I think the county of Sen. Omogeni has not been able to pay their staff for so many months and this is replicated across the country. I agree with some of the procurement laws and policies that former President Kibaki set, where one could not spend what they do not have. Unfortunately, in this country, we are spending what we do not have. I agree with the guidelines that the President provided some time back, that the existing projects should be completed and launched. Secondly, that directive seems to have only applied to the national Government projects. As a Senate, we must take the lead to advise governors who were elected that there are so many projects that their predecessors started but did not finish. I know many Senators from across the board who can tell you that for those counties that elected new governors, there are so many projects that have not been done. I think it is very important that, as the Senate, we take the lead. Even as we look upon Makueni County No.17 as a model across the country, we must tell our new governors that those projects that were being worked on by their former colleagues must be completed so that Kenyans can get value for their money. Even through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF), we had the same after 2003. When some people lost elections, we found that the new people who were elected did not finish the earlier projects. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, many people have seen our counties as employment bureaus. We should request the leadership of the House where we have three Senior Counsel to try and do capacity-building for governors so that they understand that their role is not about employing. They are busy hiring, re-hiring and employing. They 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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