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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 96 demands that in addition to determining the allocation of national revenue among counties, the Senate is also tasked to exercise oversight over the funds allocated. The Senate basically exists to represent counties and protect their interests. As a Senate, we struggle to ensure that counties get their deserved allocation and the national Treasury releases the funds on time, but the governors fail to ensure the funds allocated for development are utilized. This is a shame to say the least. I want to call upon the Senate to collaborate with the county assemblies to ensure that development money is utilized properly despite the fact that the National Assembly denied this House its deserved Monitoring and Evaluation funds as part of the national Government. I urge the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee to vigilantly and diligently execute its oversight role and bring timely and regular reports to this House for consideration. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, it is no secret that the fight on corruption has picked momentum in the recent times. This is encouraging and I congratulate His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for demonstrating their personal commitment to this process during the famed “Handshake” on 9th March, 2018. The offices of the Auditor-General, the Director Public Prosecutions and the Criminal Investigations Department, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and all the other agencies involved have now received the political goodwill that has been lacking for the longest time, hence they will have no time or excuses under the guise of lack of support from the top. I call upon them to do their work without fear or favour. All levels and sizes of corruption must be investigated, punished and the money reimbursed to the Government for the benefit of Kenyans. This fight on corruption is a fight for all Kenyans and, for once, we have the opportunity to cut off all this cancer from our country and be on the right side of history. We all have a role to play; we all must play that role. Thank you."
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