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    "id": 893710,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I commend the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget for the timely provision of ensuring that we get real time updates on the spending of counties. We have problems when we try to question the current governors for relying on previously audited accounts that were done by their predecessors. Therefore, I hope that the Controller of Budget will avail the necessary information. It is said that information is power. Therefore, we will have an opportunity to have real time information that will help us to carry out proper oversight. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have seen the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) led by the county commissioners. As the Senate, we are interested to know which national Government projects are happening in each and every county. For example, I would wish to know the national Government projects that are happening in Nandi County. So, we should divorce the national Government from county government’s projects. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the governors are very mischievous. They take advantage of launching national Government projects. For example, we had a case in Mombasa County during the first term of President Uhuru Kenyatta where the current governor was claiming that he had done a particular project. Therefore, we want to have a proper inventory. The PDU should give us the information on national Government and county government’s projects. At the end of the day, this will prevent the governors from hiding 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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