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    "id": 1019619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Bill. Counties need to collect and raise funds for themselves, and not to depend on the shared revenue as provided for in Article 202 of the Constitution. If you look at what is happening now, governors are threatening to suspend services in the county because they cannot raise money. They are not talking at all of what they can raise by themselves. The Constitution in Article 209, allows them to raise funds through property rates, entertainment taxes and other taxes. They can raise money from single business permits and entertainment. It is a lot of money. They are either raising it and keeping it, as people are saying, or they are not raising it at all. Yet, the local authorities that counties replaced used to raise considerable sums of money and offer services in areas like health. They provided water and sanitation and maintained some roads. So, really, the money is there and it should be collected. If it is being collected and used, we need a system. 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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