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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and to say that I fully support this Report of the Committee on Finance and Budget on the infrastructure projects of the county executive headquarters, chambers and the residences. I was looking at this Report and I think we have a long way to go when it comes to this devolution aspect. The other day the Auditor-General told us that some counties had spent zero on development and my county, Kajiado County was one of them. You will find in this Report, the observations of this Committee and the outcry by the citizens about wastage of money. Look at what we have in this Report on Homa Bay County. It is indicated that they had set aside Kshs150 million for the Speaker’s House. Murang’a County had set aside Kshs350 million for the residence of the governor, the deputy and the speaker. Nyeri County had set aside Kshs200 million for the governor’s residence and then, Kirinyaga County had set aside Kshs100 million for the governor’s residence yet some of these counties spent zero on development, which is what touches directly on the citizens. Madam Temporary Speaker, out of all outcry by the citizens and coming out as a recommendation, I am happy that now there are suggestions on the capping. It has been recommended that the county governor’s offices should not spend more than Kshs45 million, the county deputy governor should not spend more than Kshs35 million and the county assembly speaker should not spend more than Kshs35 million. If we did not do this, and if the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) had not come out to intervene, we would have wasted so much money that is meant for The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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