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    "id": 897213,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": "MES. This was a way of swindling money. As set out in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, the health function has been devolved. When you look at MES and upgrading of Level 5 hospitals, the increment on trying to bring back the national Government to continue discharging the health function is against the spirit of devolution in this country. I have seen their proposal on agriculture. These are some of the issues that we need more money to be given to the counties. We do not need more money to be given to the national Government on issue of agriculture. Agriculture has been facing many challenges. We know the issue of the national subsidy programme and the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). We need these functions to be devolved so that people from where I come from in Nandi County and the North Rift benefit. This is where our main backbone of the economy is agriculture. Therefore, we need to devolve all these functions through the NCPB and the national subsidy programme. Finally, Kshs310 billion is too little for counties. We need Kshs335 billion so that our counties can realise the full potential of implementation of the schedule and functions that have been devolved. As I speak, in most of our counties, there are so many questions on spending and accountability due to corruption allegations, but that one should not be a justification by people who want to undermine devolution by saying the more we give money to the counties the more corruption will be. We challenge the DCI and the EACC and most of the organs that participate in the fight against corruption to do their job. We shall not deny our counties the money simply because somebody somewhere thinks that there is corruption at the county level. We must agree that corruption should be fought but also that more money should be allocated to go to the counties. I am happy that we have at least removed the MES which was one of the best well organized conduit of siphoning public money that would have ensured that our people continue to receive services."
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