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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, Articles 94 and 96 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 gives us the mandate to legislate, represent, oversight and participate in the budget-making process. It cannot be that the biggest threat to devolution in this country today, are Members of the National Assembly. How can they appropriate and pass a budget of Kshs4 trillion and give counties a paltry Kshs400 billion? It is a shame. I want to tell Kenyans who are watching us, the reason there is underdevelopment in mashinani is because of the Members of the National Assembly. Of the Kshs4 trillion, we should be pushing that Kshs1 trillion or 50 per cent or Kshs4 trillion of the budget, should go to mashinani; which is counties. Today, the people of Nyamira, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kajiado, Taita-Taveta, Isiolo, Lamu, Embu and Kitui counties--- We must come up with a formula of win-win, Kenyans for Kenyans."
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"content": "[The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair]"
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) in the Chair]"
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, this is the only House that will change the trajectory of development in this country. We want to devolve resources that somebody in Kericho County, in Kapchebet, where Sen. Aron Cheruiyot comes from, does not care who the President is. Somebody from Kilifi County, where our esteemed, respected Speaker, Governor-Senator Amason Jeffah Kingi, will not care who the president is because there are enough resources in Kilifi County. I pray for that country, where we will not care who you are, but will share resources based on the principle of equity. Therefore, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, an injustice somewhere is an injustice everywhere. I will not be happy if I am given so much to take to Nandi County while Nyamira County is losing. I will not be happy when Mandera County is given so much when Lamu County is losing. We are all Kenyans, including Embu County, where the deputy party leader comes from, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey, I do not want to disturb your flow of thoughts, but I hope I do not look like a man. Why are you addressing me as Mr. Speaker? You will clarify as we move along. Can you appropriately address me?"
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the spirit of equity has overtaken my faculties, but I profusely withdraw and apologise. My mind was caught up when you were doing an exchange with a substantive Speaker. My apologies. We respect you. We know Murang’a County will stand on the issue of equity. I hope that the delegation of Murang’a County means what they say on top of cars wherever they move around the country. They must enforce this principle of equity. Therefore, I want to challenge this country. The future of Kenya is only in equity. I am calling upon the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Finance and Budget, my very The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "good friend, whom I have tremendous respect for, a principal of the Kenya Kwanza Government, a Party Leader, Sen. Ali Roba, that we amend this formula. The pride of your committee, through Madam Temporary Speaker, is to ensure no county goes home crying. Let us take care of these counties. I have sat in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) for almost eight years now. We have seen the financial statements. They cannot do anything. We went to Nyamira County when my brother, His Excellency Nyagarama, was a good man. I do not know about the current one. Senior Counsel Sen. Omogeni will tell us. When we visited the county, they were begging for Kshs100 million to complete--- while we are giving counties money. Can you believe it? We also need to look at own-source revenue. In a county like Nairobi City County, the CRA revenue potential is Kshs63 billion. We are giving it close to Kshs20 billion. They have a pending bill of around Kshs120 billion. I want to appeal to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, that you cannot compare the revenue potential of Nairobi City County and Nyamira, despite the fact that they are growing tea. Even as we talk, Nyamira County grows tea just as Nandi County does. Are you aware that our tea prices, cumulatively per kilo, have fallen? Now, it is Kshs19 per Kg. About Kshs9 is being taken by mchunaji chai and Kshs10 remains with the farmer. Even if you discuss the own-source revenue of Nyamira County, it will fall because of the dynamic demand and supply. I saw Nairobi City County celebrating that they have collected Kshs12 billion, yet their revenue potential is Kshs63 billion. What are they telling us? They have a programme called “Dishi na County”. That programme is not extending to all children, yet we are giving them the highest allocation. Look at Turkana County, we are giving them the highest amount, but the information I have is that the Governor of Turkana County, whenever he goes to a function, dishes out Kshs1,000 in handouts, yet, the Senator for Turkana County brought a statement, saying it is only in Turkana where you get a Form Four leaver dispensing out medicine. That one does not happen even in Gatanga, Murang’a County, where you come from. Let us not be selfish. This country belongs to all of us. If we want to end corruption and inequity in this country, we must be willing to accommodate each other. The future of this nation is a united nation, not based on tribes or families. Whether you want to call yourselves cousins or whatever, we must look at the bigger picture at the end of the day. Sen. Eddy, I want to challenge you, although you are mourning and we continue to empathise with your people, that as you go back to Migori County, you should report back and say, when I was in the Senate, when Lamu, Nyamira, Taita Taveta, Wajir, Embu; Elgeyo Marakwet and Isiolo counties where our sisters served with distinction---- I want to call out my friend, the Governor, in future, do not make derogatory remarks against women's leadership. I would have expected women from this House to protest."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "(A Senator spoke off record)"
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"content": "Did she? Yeah, Sen. Dullo should be listening to this. I think she is busy because of issues of insecurity. We cannot allow governors to make derogatory remarks against esteemed ranking Members of the Senate. We demand an apology. The Governor of Isiolo County is a good friend of mine. I have also expressed my displeasure. He confirmed to me that he has withdrawn, but I want a formal apology."
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