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    "id": 977394,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "The same case also applies to health. There is a requirement that we provide for 15 per cent, but when you look at the resource envelop, a lot of it is wasted by the Ministry of Health rather than devolved units. We also have clawing back of resources. The Constitution requires, at the very minimum, that 15 per cent of our resources be allocated to counties. If that was the case, what would be the use of conditional grants? Conditional grants are given in such a way that the national Government superimposes its will upon county governments to implement its agenda. That is something we need to pronounce ourselves on. I am glad that the Senate is already interrogating the Managed Equipment Services (MES) project which is a mess, so that we do not have repeat of such. Interestingly, there is a proposal to do the same in agriculture. There is a proposal that the national Government should buy tractors and other farming equipment. People use such projects for corruption. In fact, I call it development corruption. What Kenyans want – it could be the opinion of this august House – are systems that work, so that there is effective service delivery and value for money. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have a Budget Policy Statement (BPS) that is quite ambitious, just like the previous one. It focuses on the medium-term development plans anchored on the Big Four agenda. However, when you look at affordable housing, out of a national target of 500,000 units, only 228 units have been completed. Are we really serious? When you look at all the pillars of the Big Four Agenda, we are performing dismally."
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