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    "id": 933363,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "this country. If we do not rise up to the occasion, the situation in Nairobi will worsen. There are allegations of cartels left, right and centre. If you talk to Gov. Sonko, he will tell you that the cartels are out to destroy him. The Statement by Sen. Sakaja also points out to cartels. Hypothetically, if the cartels succeeded in removing the current Governor of Nairobi, who is going to take over? The current Speaker of Nairobi County Assembly should do so, but there are still issues regarding her. Therefore, there will be no one to take over. It is time that we took this matter seriously. If that piece of legislation was enacted into law, a substantive deputy governor would have been appointed. If the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) or a court order bars the governor from accessing the office, the people of Nairobi should not continue suffering. Nairobi is the Capital City of Kenya and, I dare say, of East Africa. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as of two days ago, which is 18th November, 2019, the current eligible pending Bills of Nairobi, were Kshs21 billion. These are pending bills that were re-audited by the Auditor-General. I hope that we will come up with a substantive Motion next week to direct the national Treasury not to release more money to the counties until those pending bills are paid. It should be on a first-in, first-out basis. When you move around Nairobi, you will be surprised by the level of operational misappropriation of funds in this county. I would like every Member of this House to be observant. Every week, grass is uprooted at the roundabouts, and new grass is planted. What kind of operations are we running? In our County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), we have raised concerns regarding JamboPay in Nairobi. I remember that we sat for long hours to see where that money goes. We know that the contract for JamboPay was terminated, but another company has been appointed to collect revenue on behalf of Nairobi. We need to think seriously about the way forward. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will summarise by saying the following. I believe that this is not a matter of setting up a select committee. All the 47 county governors will have to sit with us here, including the nominated Senators, so that we discuss this issue for the interest of the people of Nairobi. We should be objective about the future of Nairobi as a county government or part of the national Government, whichever way it will go. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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