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    "id": 887033,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/887033/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomet Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ronald Tonui",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
        "slug": "ronald-kiprotich-tonui"
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    "content": "Going back to the details of this Bill, especially on the side of the counties, we have funds for the leasing of equipment, where Kshs6.2 billion has been allocated. I believe those were among the ill-conceived projects by the national Government. Possibly, this is part of the scam which needs to be investigated by DCI to establish how it was arrived at. When we approved this in the last Parliament, we were meant to understand that it was going to be a constant Kshs 95million per year, per county. It has now skyrocketed to Kshs200 million per county per annum. The governors have enquired about the same equipment and they have stated that they can buy them at 10 per cent of the cost which we are spending on leasing them. If they could be allowed to purchase directly, they could spend just 10 per cent to buy those equipment. So, this is a scam. It is only meant to enrich some people. The Kshs6.2 billion is already misappropriated. We are just rubber stamping! That is why we are saying that this is not a good House in terms of oversight and I am very sure that now that we do not have the Opposition side, I believe after the debate, we will be ready to rubber stamp this Bill. That is why when you see the Order Paper, immediately after we discuss this we are supposed to go to the Committee of the whole House. That shows the mindset of those who make the Order Paper. That the House will simply move from this before we even propose any amendments, we will have gone to the Third Reading."
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