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    "id": 1019625,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1019625/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Ngusya Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. Before I even start contributing to this Bill, I would like to congratulate and say thank you to Dr. Zani. This Bill should have come the morning after we passed the Constitution in 2010. If you look at what we have been experiencing in the counties in terms of revenue collection, some of those systems are a laughing matter. You will find a lot of receipts undergoing carbon decay. There is no doubt this Bill is going to improve the efficiency of devolution in our country. To summarise the benefits, it will be enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and economy in terms of service delivery. These will be enhanced by the transparency and accountability that the Bill is going to bring to the system. I will give you the example of my county, Kitui, where we have got a lot of sand resources - especially in my constituency. You will find most of the people who collect revenue with books which they cannot even account for. They just collect cash instead of remitting the money directly to a bank account. The proposed harmonised and standardised system is going to curb corruption in the counties. If you recall, the system of government that we had in the old dispensation used to fund construction of classrooms, health facilities and so many other activities. We used to get services from the Government. In the current system of devolution, counties are even struggling to pay employees’ salaries. It means that there is something amiss with revenue collection. This Bill is going to supplement what we allocate to counties from the National Treasury. I would have committed an injustice if I had not contributed to this Bill. With those few remarks, I support. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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