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"speaker_name": "Kitutu Chache North, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also add my voice to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, which is very important for the people of Kenya, and especially to the county governments. This is because our county governments play a very crucial role in ensuring that our people back at home get the services they need."
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"speaker_name": "Kitutu Chache North, UDA",
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"content": "The Constitution was promulgated in 2010, thus establishing the county governments, which came about to ensure that our people get services. Therefore, the Bill is important because our people back at home do not get funds for services, yet the funds are lying with the national Government. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Kitutu Chache North, UDA",
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"content": "I am touched by the fact that the Bill includes funds for the CHPs. I had a meeting with CHPs from my Constituency in December. They were very happy with the national Government because previously, it used to release their funds on time. However, as at the time I met them, there was an eight-month backlog in the disbursement of funds meant for CHPs from the county governments. The CHPs need funds because they play a critical role, especially at this time because of the SHA and the SHIF registration that they are undertaking. We now call it Taifa Care. It is very critical for the people of Kenya. It is one of the five pillars of the Kenya Kwanza Government under President William Ruto."
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"content": "Our country has never implemented anything as big as Taifa Care. This is the first time we are doing so and it is happening during the tenure of President William Ruto. It will succeed despite there being some teething problems, which is a normal phenomenon. The SHA and SHIF are good for our people. It is important for us to pay the CHPs because they are the roadmap towards ensuring that Taifa Care succeeds."
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"content": "Secondly, donors have given us a lot of money, and the Government of Kenya is expected to match up those sums in terms of contribution. A lot of funds are just lying around. They include funds meant for Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP) and the Kenya Urban Support Programme (KUSP), and funds for water sanitation and development projects. We all know that water is a devolved function. Recently, there was a problem in Hon. Silvanus Osoro’s Constituency. People were affected because of drinking contaminated water. Therefore, I ask the county governments to ensure that they use these funds in a proper manner once they receive them. If there was clean water in South Mugirango Constituency, the people would not have experienced the issues they are currently experiencing. Many people were affected by contaminated water. It was a sad incident. We have never witnessed such incident in Kisii County. Therefore, I call upon the county governments to ensure that they utilise the funds in a proper manner once they receive them."
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"content": "I have heard some people say that their counties are receiving funds for aggregation centres, which are very good for creating employment and ensuring that farmers get common markets for their commodities, and even contributing to value addition. About 18 counties in the country will receive funds for that purpose but I am devastated because my county will not receive anything. This is because projects have stalled due to inaction by the contractors or by the county government. I want to thank the national Government because the county governments receive money on time. The problem is that some governors are very incompetent and, therefore, they do not utilise the funds they receive in a proper manner. I call upon the county governments to ensure that they channel the funds they receive from the national Government towards delivery of services that the mwananchi needs out there. Currently, the county governors want funds meant for the RMLF under the KeRRA. They want Ksh10 billion to go to the county governments. They have not used the funds allocated for the maintenance of roads. The roads are impassable and pathetic, yet they want more money. I do not know why they want more funds yet they have not utilised the funds they currently have. They do not even have enough personnel or engineers like KeRRA to supervise the roads that KeRRA is constructing. If you go home right now, you can easily identify a road that is being constructed by KeRRA because it is done properly as compared to road projects being undertaken by county governments. This is because county government road projects are being executed by very incompetent engineers. We cannot see the fruits of their labour."
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"content": "I support this Bill because the counties are important since they play a vital role in ensuring that mwananchi gets services. The National Assembly and the Senate should support counties. However, there is a rider – the counties should ensure that the funds we give them are used properly. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Is Hon. Geoffrey Mwangi, the Member for Tetu, in the House? Please, proceed."
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"speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also lend my voice to this debate. I fully support the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill. I would like to, first, point out that this House will protect devolution. Our primary mandate as the National Assembly and the Senate is to protect devolution. This week, we saw a memorandum of understanding (MOU) being signed that purported to protect devolution yet that is the responsibility of this House. Be that as it may, we need to ensure that we first devolve all the functions in the Fourth Schedule to our Constitution, including health. We know that most of the funds allocated for healthcare services are still at Afya House instead of being with the county governments, which are in charge of healthcare. Funds meant for agriculture still lie at Kilimo House. The national Government is still in the business of distributing fertilisers, an exercise that should be conducted by the county governments. Recently, the national Government started engaging in the business of housing – which is, again, a devolved function. I urge this House to, first and foremost, ensure that we protect devolution from the excesses that we continue to see the Executive engage in from time to time."
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