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    "id": 911050,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this important Motion of completing stalled projects in county governments. I congratulate Sen. Kibiru for bringing it to this House. I know that we have a lot of stalled projects in the counties. In fact, the number of 545 stalled projects in the 47 counties is quite huge. The amount of monies that we have wasted is huge, such that every reasonable citizen should be concerned. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion because of that and putting into consideration that Kshs366 billion is a wasted resource, especially today when Kenya is doing badly economically. Our citizens are frustrated because they have no hope for tomorrow. Many people are not employed. Also, the businessmen and women, especially those who have supplied materials to the county governments, are sick in hospitals because the county governments have not paid them. It is as if the projects depend on the governor who is in office. However, projects should not depend on the elected person in office; they should be given life even when a particular elected governor or any other officer leaves the office. Therefore, I support this Motion because we have wasted a lot of our resources. Once these projects are revived, the lives of many people will also be revived. Madam Temporary Speaker, Vision 2030 is supposed to serve us, as nation. Unfortunately, we are not giving a lot of attention to it. Vision 2030 is a gift to us, as a nation. If we follow the plans that we have in that Vision, Kenya is one country that will really be transformed. That is the only way we can get out of the current confusion that we are in, in terms of development and managing our resources. Madam Temporary Speaker, according to Vision 2030, every county should prioritize its needs. Unfortunately, what is happening currently is like any person who is elected comes up with his or her own vision, and dumps the old vision that has been there. That is why I agree with the suggested proposal that we give our recommendations. I support the proposal that all the CIDPs and ADPs should be aligned to Vision 2030. Implementation, monitoring and evaluation frameworks should also be put in place, because that is what we are currently lacking. If the Senate, which has the responsibility to oversight, pushes for this to happen, we will save all our counties and push them towards proper planning. Again, according to the recommendation, the Motion proposes that we address pending bills by prioritizing their payments, creating clear frameworks for payment and publishing a schedule for payment of the same. As I said previously, many of our people who conduct small businesses are today suffering because they have not been paid. 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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