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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "country. It will also ensure that this issue of requesting for work on the streets and in funerals stops. I have seen the Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has requested that the MP for Gatanga, Hon. Peter Kenneth be given a job. There should be a law to address that. I know, Sen. Wamatangi can confirm that since he was there. Today in the afternoon, we were looking at the County Retirement Bill and I am happy that it has gone through the process of the Committee of the Whole. The Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) also have an issue with their pension. I hope we will be able to factor in this issue. Yesterday we were discussing a retirement package for the councilors. This Bill will allow them to get their money. Fifth is the funding by governors and this is where the catch is. Most governors are funding the operations of the Council of Governors (CoG) and yet the National Treasury should be the one funding the Governors. In the Audit Report for Nandi County, Kshs2.6 million, was sent to the CoG for its operations for nine months. That money is being used to hire choppers. Where are these governors flying to? I thought they should be allocating more money for development. They should not be flying around. How do you fly when there is no money? We are now busy fighting for more resources to go to counties. We are fighting for Kshs335 billion. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget because he has published a Bill that Kshs335 billion should be added to the counties. However, right now, governors are living in opulence; they are flying around with choppers. This issue of county governments are funding the CoG should stop. We had expressed this to the CoG Chairperson, Governor Oparanya that he must ensure that the money is funded through the national Treasury. It should not be funded through the money that is meant for Wanjiku, Otieno, Kiprono in funding for bursary and drugs. That is very important. According to the Report of the Auditor-General, Kshs2.6 million was used to hire a chopper for the Governor of my county. The last point is on the Transitional Authority (TA). I think those people who chaired the Transitional Authority must be charged and surcharged because there is no register of assets and liabilities in Migori County to date, showing what was inherited from the previous administration. Where is the register that will show that there were these assets and liabilities in Kiambu County? The people who chaired the Transitional Authority must tell us where the assets and liabilities of the counties are. They must be charged because people lost tractors, land and many other assets, which no one has accounted for, to date. This Report is very good and I want to urge my colleagues to ensure that we support and pass it. Finally on the audit of committees, counties should comply with internal controls and mechanisms. I want to thank the Nandi County Assembly because yesterday they adopted a report of the ad hoc committee on the disappearance of cement, tires and iron sheets and the loss of Kshs200 million meant for ECDE. I want to commend them from the Floor of the Senate and say that they are playing well their role of primary oversight. Therefore, I would like to invite MCAs from the Chair’s county assembly to visit Nandi County Assembly to learn how to become the"
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