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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this rigmarole from the Chairperson of the Committee, a man I respect so much, is very sad. When he was the Minister for Cooperatives, Sen. Ndwiga did a sterling job, visiting every area of this country, including Bungoma County. The CS is right that there is no hidden agenda in the disbursement because it is an open agenda. We can see it. He has deliberately taken World Bank funds to one region of the country. Yesterday, I participated in the hearing and the CS was completely unable to explain the basis for this skewed use of resources in our country. Coffee grown in Kisii, Nyamira, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Kericho, Nandi, Kakamega, and Vihiga counties is all brought and milled in Thika, hence the assertion that is false that 75 per cent of coffee comes from Central Kenya. It is our coffee that is milled in Thika that creates that 75 per cent. We demand that the Chairperson of this Committee, who has not given his conclusion or direction on the matter, stops the CS from disbursing these funds. Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday, I asked the CS: “How can you say that Phase Two is coming and you will fast-track and bring it forward, when you have no control over how the World Bank disburses its money at all?” Secondly, like I did say, in Kiambu County, for example, almost half of the coffee production has crumbled to real estate. On what basis are you saying that Kiambu County is growing more coffee than Trans Nzoia, Bungoma or Kisii counties? This impunity must stop. I consulted the Governor of West Pokot County. He has allocated Kshs250 million for coffee production this year, yet the county is not here. The CS had the courage to tell us that Tharaka-Nithi County has put Kshs50 million and that is why it is there. Where is justice in this? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we demand that if this House has to continue representing the people of Kenya in equitable distribution, benefit and fairness on the resource of this country, this programme must be stopped, and counties that produce coffee must be brought on board. Lastly, I also spoke to the Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG), Gov. Oparanya. He denies CoG ever being invited to send their County Executive Committee Members (CECs) for agriculture to participate in this programme. What the CS is calling CECs for agriculture are the CECs of his chosen counties to participate in a skewed, flawed, unfair, irrational, and unconstitutional process. We need help from this House for the country to benefit from resources that come to this country."
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