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    "id": 878653,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "this country, we are very serious about this matter because Kenyans are suffering. We focus on small scandals but we let the big ones continue. We must stand and be counted. Pending bills are high. At the county governments particularly in counties with outgoing governors, their pending bills have gone beyond… Some are fake. Proper auditing needs to be done on them. I know of some counties which bring somebody to audit, but for them to pay, they demand a percentage of the money from the pending bills. This is the time we must focus on the common mwananchi . Things should not be the same. As we move on, there is another issue on the Big Four Agenda. There is a big disconnect between the national Government and county governments. We have heard governors say it. When you look at the priority projects or programmes of county governments, they are totally different from those of the national Government. The national Government is talking of the Big Four Agenda but the county governments, whether in North Eastern, Western or Nairobi you find priority programmes are totally different. It is important to align them so that the agenda of county governments is aligned to the Big Four Agenda. The BPS itself has shown that it is not aligned to the Big Four Agenda. There is a big disconnect. With this disconnect, you will agree with me, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker that there will be a lot of wastage. Food security is one of the pillars of the Big Four Agenda. For us to be food secure, subsidised fertiliser is very important. I represent the people of North Rift. When you look at the proposals, you find out that the Government is not serious. That it is not going to provide subsidised fertiliser. If it cannot supply subsidised fertiliser, how does it expect the country to be food secure. These are the questions we are asking. Is the Government serious about the Big Four Agenda or the Big Four Agenda is for public relations exercise? These are the questions we are asking."
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