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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill on revenue allocation between the two levels of Government of Kenya. To start with, we hear a lot of complaints and cries from the devolved systems of this country saying that they do not have enough money and yet when you look at the percentages, there is a progressive increment such that there should not be such complaints. What we should hear is the use of that money and also how much money they are collecting at their own levels. Devolution was a celebrated event in this country when we passed the Constitution in 2010 but when it comes to money, we have devolved corruption. When you go to the countryside, you find a lot of duplication. This money should benefit the common citizens to whom all this money that is being devolved goes. The cry we get is that it is benefiting a few people – the managers and their colleagues and friends. There is also the issue of duplication of services. The devolved systems pride themselves for having done water or road projects. The national Government will also say the same thing until it reaches a level where priorities are misplaced. I really cry and mourn for the day our judicial system ruled against the county management boards that we wanted to set up. Had we succeeded, they would have provided some checks and balances. They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The governors are now on their own and have their own systems of doing business. They do it and they are law unto themselves. In that respect, they can 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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