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    "id": 855058,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 611,
        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "our counties are unable to fund, and the Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) will leverage on this situation. The PPPs will also bring in many actors, meaning that more expertise, technological methods and effective and efficient managerial skills mainly found in the private sector will get to our counties. Many private institutions and organisations today perform very well because they have open and transparent managerial skills. They also have efficient and effective ways of managing projects. Therefore, this Bill will bring good energy to the public sector if we partner with the private sector. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill also seeks to bring a situation where the public, through county governments, can also offer what they have. Many counties have huge pieces of land but lack capital or the financing ability for mega projects which can help them. This Bill seeks to bring actors who can finance mega factories, companies and institutions which will recruit and give opportunities to the bulk of our youth and women. Therefore, the PPPs will open up more ways of developing our counties. Similarly, PPPs will also provide counties with room to give what they have. For example, many counties have land and resources, like minerals, but they may not be able to add value on them. If we allow the PPPs we shall open up our counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted a few issues that are not highlighted in this Bill. One of them is the approval of these projects by the county assembly and the Senate. The Senate is mandated to oversight projects done by counties and allocations to the counties. Therefore, to overlook the mandate of the Senate in these PPP projects will mean that we will not be able to tell the projects that will be funded under this arrangement. This good Bill also lacks provision for the approval of these projects by county assemblies. The Bill has provided for a county committee to write the proposals and priorities of counties and forward them for approval. However, it is not stated who is supposed to approve them. I wish to see county assemblies being given the mandate to scrutinise the proposals and projects to be funded under the PPP arrangement."
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