19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are no drugs in hospitals from Kapsabet and other facilities. As I speak, there is no passable road. We grow tea, coffee and we have milk, but all the roads across the six sub-counties are impassable. From Tinderet, Aldai, Chesumei, Nandi Hills, Emgwen and Mosop and all other constituencies, there is no passable road that allows our people to take their milk to the market.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
We are now approaching the maize harvesting season. We will need that maize to be taken to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) strategic reserves, so that it can be transmitted to counties that suffer drought and famine. As much as God has blessed Nandi County with rains, there is no passable road and yet the Governor is engaging in public relations exercises.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, the Governor should know what we are doing audit here. A social audit needs to be done to ensure we bring accountability. As I speak, the County Government---
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
You are aware I have 20 minutes? Relax, my brother. Sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker, protect me from some hecklers in this House. I was on a good trajectory--- I withdraw and apologise.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, protect me from colleague Senators who are shouting across the aisle yet I am making very important points. There is a reason why I have 20 minutes in the Standing Orders. It was not by default or design.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
That is the essence. We need to hold county governments accountable. What have we done with devolution for 10 years? In some places, wananchi will tell you that the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) has done more than the county allocation funds. That is why when NG-CDF was declared unconstitutional, there was a lot of hue and cry.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
The President pledged to return NG-CDF. It is because there is “eating” of the funds. You find that somebody has disappeared with Kshs400 million in Siaya County and yet the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is down there. Every county has a story to tell that there are so many village millionaires and billionaires as we talk.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
In Kakamega County, for example, land has not been spared. It looks like there has been competition on how to steal from the public, especially in our devolved unit. It looks like when the Council of Governors (CoG) meets, they ask each other: “How much have you stolen?” They do not ask: “How much have you done for your people?”
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
In Narok County, no one can tell how much has been collected in the Maasai Mara National Park to date. It is shameful that after 10 years of devolution, there is nothing to account for even in this city. The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) left close to Kshs100 billion of public debt, yet it was money allocated after the functions were given to them.
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