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    "id": 932680,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/932680/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "accounts. What is happening in our counties is interesting and I would like Members of the Senate to know that terrible things are happening. There is a county that constructed one ECDE classroom at a cost of Kshs1.5 million yet MPs construct classrooms at a cost of Kshs500,000. In fact, today I had a discussion with the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. He told me that he has never constructed a completely finished classroom with ceiling boards and tiles for more than Kshs700,000. If you go to our counties, you will find that costs are exaggerated. It is hyperbole that a classroom can be constructed at a cost of Kshs1.5 million. The wastage of money that we give to the counties is alarming. It is even worse when we invite them to come and account for the money and they fail to appear. Like one Senator said, we should come up with a law that when they fail to come and account, money should not be disbursed to them. Why should you be given more when you are unable to account for the money that you have received? Like Sen. Olekina said, I expected all the Senators to be around today so that we fully support this because of its magnitude. I thank you."
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