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    "content": "can prioritise the projects that they think will be important to them. Public participation is enshrined in our Constitution. Therefore, we cannot run away from it. I also want to urge our county assemblies to be very vigilant as these resources come to the counties. They should play their rightful role of oversight as provided for in the Constitution. I am very happy with my current county assembly for the role that they are playing in oversight. They have identified a few issues. There is a case where some County Executive Committee Members (CECs) had siphoned money from the public coffers and deposited about Kshs18 million in a private M-Pesa account. Clearly, the money was on its way out. That is theft. We cannot call it by any other name. However, this was identified by our county assembly. I want to believe that the funds have since been recovered. Sen. Wetangula alluded to it, and I think we must really insist on it. This is because the Act is very clear that any expenditure must be based on budget and planning. If we do so, then I do not understand how we can end up with public debt where counties owe. My county, for example, has accumulated a debt of over Kshs2 billion in the last six years. How would you accumulate a debt if you had done your expenditure based on budget? We want to insist that any expenditure must be budgeted for. We urge the national Treasury to strictly adhere to the Schedule that we are going to pass today so that our counties can get their resources in a timely manner. I thank you, once more, for the opportunity."
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