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    "content": "money going to development, and then almost half of the one that is going to development is misappropriated? Then, the whole place becomes a mess. I think that of the examples that we have of counties that have done a good job, Makueni is always mentioned; Professor Kibwana is always used as a good model. It would be nice for the Senate to also interrogate those model counties where they have done something and it can be used to showcase to the other counties as to what they need to do. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are some counties or at least one of them - I do not know if I went there with you - where we were told to go and launch a road. When we asked where exactly the tarmac was, we were told that the tarmac was beneath what was on top, which was supposed to get out and then the real tarmac will come out. There are some counties where they are doing cinemas in the name of development; where “Cobra Squad” kind of development is being showcased using cameras and pictures, moving of leased equipment of the police from one place to another, which are not even functioning. Then the whole country will think that this county is doing well. We must be careful not to be hoodwinked as a Senate to fall into that cinema kind of development or films that are done in special rooms of governors in the name of development taking place. We must see something that is tangible. We must be able to see that the cost of living in a particular county has changed because of the county government; that the cost of health has changed in a particular county. Some counties are working hard to ensure that every house has health cover in order to reduce the cost spend in terms of health. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some counties are being innovative and you do not have to have one size of shoe to fit everybody. I mean, I saw Kajiado County the other day being innovative, where Sen.Orengo was questioning about some people going for"
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