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    "id": 933300,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Currently, we are facing a tragedy of untold proportions. As I speak, our Nairobi City County that we all love, is mortally ill with one foot in the grave. It is suffering a triple calamity of a Governor with no substantive deputy, a non-functional executive and an Assembly in shambles. Nairobi City County continues to sink further into an abyss of mismanagement and impunity. As anarchy and disorder reigns supreme at the City Hall, services to Nairobi City County citizens have practically ground to a halt. On matters of service provision, the citizens and the people of Nairobi City County are grappling with a myriad of inconveniences, frustrations and general lack of basic services and amenities. Instead, the people are being treated to all manner of shadowboxing and dramatization. Recently, we saw chaos in the Assembly and a lot of drama in the City County by the people who are supposed to offer services to Nairobians. It has to be said that the Constitution envisages a very clear distinction and sharing of roles between the national Government and county governments. The national Government has done its part in the city through its ministries and agencies. Members of Parliament (MPs) have also done their part in representation, legislation and development through the National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). As this is going on, the most important services that touch the common Nairobian are still devolved and domiciled at City Hall and, thus, the need for attention on those services. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Senator, I thank the Senate and my colleagues because we have together dutifully conducted our constitutional duty of allocating monies to Nairobi City County and all counties through the Division of Revenue Bill. This is why the people of Nairobi City County are demanding accountability for the billions of shillings allocated to the Nairobi City County annually. The highest chunk that this House passes goes to Nairobi City County. In the last two years, Nairobi City County has received in excess of Kshs52 billion. This is from equitable share, own source revenue and grants. An amount of Kshs52 billion in two years, yet taps remain dry, garbage remains uncollected; sewerage is flowing freely; estate and feeder roads are in deplorable conditions; and residents are seeking health services in private establishments or elsewhere because county dispensaries and those at the lower level are unable to provide the services. Other critical services remain unrendered. The breakdown of what I have said is that in 2017/2018 Financial Year, we gave Nairobi City County Kshs15.4 billion. As the Senator, I am glad that I pushed for my county to get that amount. Own source revenue was Kshs10 billion and conditional grant was Kshs817 million. That is Kshs26 billion for one year. In the 2018/2019 Financial Year, I made sure as the Senator of Nairobi City County, and I thank my colleagues, that we gave Nairobi City County Kshs 15.8 billion. Own source revenue was Kshs10 billion and conditional grants was Kshs179 million. The total available funds were Kshs26 billion in Nairobi City County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we were to academically divide that amount - of course, we know that there is the recurrent - that translates to around Kshs3 billion per constituency amongst the 17 constituencies of Nairobi City County. That means that Nairobians should feel a development impact, of course, not of Kshs3 billion but every part of this county should feel the impact of this Kshs52 billion. 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."
}