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    "id": 895074,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "A person like Mo Farah go to train in Iten because of high altitude. If we had training grounds like Lorna Kiplagat Training Camp in Iten, we would not be having serious competition from other countries. The other day, the Ethiopians and people from other countries gave a good show in the just concluded athletics competitions held in Denmark. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenya is very unique. We have Mr. Peter Tabichi who was awarded for being the best teacher. I congratulate and wish him well. I am told he is a brother and that means that he is a catholic. He has a special place in my heart because one of my younger brothers is a Catholic priest. I know they sacrifice a lot for all of us to ensure that we move forward. I also thank the President for emphasising about Article 174 of the Constitution on objects of devolution. We are told that so far Kshs1.7 trillion has been shared. This comes against the backdrop of the Auditor-General‟s report. I hope that as the Senate, we will have the opportunity to interrogate what Kshs1.7 trillion that has been disbursed to counties and see what it has done at the grassroots level. Do we have developments in our counties or largesse and exercise of powers by our county chiefs who spend more on recurrent expenditure? I am happy that the Members of the CPAIC met Samburu County Government Executive. They said that they will flag out counties that have flouted procurement laws. My Nandi County has flouted procurement laws in many occasions. We have a confidential account where the Governor put Kshs2.6 million. There are allegations that the Council of Governors (CoG) use confidential accounts to hire choppers. Do we need to have Kshs2.6 million, for example, in Nandi County for flying choppers around? Does it add value to the people of Nandi? I do not think so. I hope the CPAIC will take note of that. I am using Nandi County because it my county. However, I know there are Senators who have issues in their counties as well. I know that Kshs1.3 billion was returned to the National Treasury by Nandi County Government. Those are challenges we have. Governors are not using resources on development yet that is what is more important. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, because my time is running out, I would have expected the President to talk about food security issues. We have discussed about manure and farmers not being allowed to sell unprocessed milk. It is important for all of us to see that there is a problem with the agricultural sector in this country because there are so many policies that choke farmers. As I talk, Kshs11 billion that was needed for the subsidy fertiliser has not been provided. As we near the planting season, farmers do not have the necessary inputs. It is unfortunate for people to ban the use of manure and selling of unprocessed milk."
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