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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg for two minutes to just sum up. Finally, unless we, as the Senate, can put county governments on toes, we will be sending money to counties and never see results. Under the Kenya Devolution Support Programme (KDSP), 34 counties are not eligible to receive these grants on the basis that performance assessment done on these counties found that they are not qualified. This is why we, as Senators, should ask questions. It is regrettable and sad that my county of Nyamira is one of the casualties. We will not benefit. The Kshs4 billion from the World Bank is not being disbursed because counties have not fulfilled some financial conditions. Why should our people suffer because of inefficiency in our counties in this time and era? In Nyamira County, the health sector has been in a crisis. For three months, there were no salaries for doctors and workers and no services were offered in hospitals. How then will the people appreciate that devolution is a good thing if we cannot provide basic services like healthcare? We must hold our governors to account. Accountability does not just mean summoning governors when we have reports of the Auditor-General. We must do more than that. We must visit our counties and ask questions when issues like these are brought to us. When we see deaths in Pumwani Maternity Hospital, we must ask questions. It is not just for Gov. Mbuvi to rush to the hospital and say that there are babies in polythene bags. He is the Chief Accounting officer of Nairobi City County and the one who should be put in the dock to answer questions. Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, unless we give enough money to counties, we are reducing governors into payroll masters. They will just be receiving money 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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