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    "id": 890849,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "anybody to start proposing for a Kshs900 million contract to be done for a county that is as poor as Tana River. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) set a deadline for completion of construction of this infrastructure. A resolution was passed by this House arising from the fact that we did not agree with the figures that they provided. As a result of this, I feel that the information regarding this which was put out as a gazette notice should expunged from the Kenya Gazette . At the moment the country is experiencing drought and as a result some Kenyans have died, but we are expecting some rains soon. County governments should create the infrastructure to collect rain water during the rainy season so that if a drought occurs there is enough water for irrigation to ensure food security in our counties. Resources are never enough in whichever context that you look at it but they can be enough depending on how prudently they are used. Madam Temporary Speaker, counties are supposed to be self sustaining in the future. In order for them to have that income-generating capacity to continue giving services, there is need for prudent investment of the money that goes to our counties. There is need to ensure that we entrench certain parameters in our Constitution to guarantee proper livelihood, health, industrialization and jobs for our youth. We have a very big youth population that we need to feed and provide employment for. We cannot afford to lose foresight; we need to ensure that we deliver services to our community. I support the Report of the Committee and I request this House to adopt it. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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