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    "id": 1012629,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had a lot to say on this Bill in the Second Reading. I know that this is not the time to talk much. But allow me to point, very briefly, three things. One, once this Bill is assented to, the first thing that the counties should do is to pay salaries and all the pending bills. Those pending bills are crippling the economy of this country as well as the economic position of the individuals who did county jobs and have not been paid. On this issue of conditional grants, there is need for proper audit on them by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Controller of Budget and the Auditor-General. Many of those conditional grants are going to the main issues of devolution like water, health and roads; but not much is being seen. Finally, Hon. Speaker, I know Members who contributed during the Second Reading talked about un-declared revenue at the county level. There is so much un-declared revenue. It is high time that this House thought of a possibility of letting Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) be the sole collector of revenue, both at the county and national Government levels. When that county revenue is properly used, it is going to be a good chance to have an economic stimulus post- COVID-19 that can stimulate the economy at the county level. Unfortunately, we are going to an electioneering period and instead of stimulating the economy, the un-declared revenue at the county level will be the campaign money for the governors. Otherwise, I support the Bill."
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