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    "id": 1027101,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I brought this amendment because I heard the cries of my brothers from various counties. We belong to one Kenya. We respect our brothers from the Coast and North Eastern. I agree with the whole idea that devolution should be aimed at assisting the so-called marginalized counties. I, therefore, do not support counties losing money in this financial year or the next. When the Committee on Finance and Budget came up with this formula, there was an uproar among Senators and many Kenyans because many Kenyans were going to lose money. The narrative of some counties losing money as others gained in the process was really propagated by the media and that is when I started talking to my colleagues and asked them to give us suggestions to remedy their problems with the proposed formula. Many of the counties that were to lose money said that they were okay with any formula that guaranteed them not losing money. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was the first one to talk to my colleagues who serve in the Committee of Finance and Budget and told them to postpone the effective date with one year. This was adopted by the Committee. After that, I realized that my colleagues were still not comfortable with the postponement. I, therefore, made an effort to come up with this Motion to further amend the report of the Committee and give them up to 2022. If my brother, the Senator for Nyamira Country is candid, he will tell you that he is the one who gave me this idea when we spoke on phone. The Senior Counsel told me that if I could postpone the effective date, many Senators would be okay. I, therefore, crystalized the idea into the amendment to this Motion. I urge hon. Senators to support this idea that ensures no county will be imparted negatively. My amendment ensures that we shall be happy as one Senate family. The narrative that has been propagated out there about gaining and losing counties will not apply. We shall have status quo for at least a period of time. There is a Bill that we are still discussing concerning equalization and other measures so that everyone is carried on board before the actual effective dates takes in. I urge the Senators to support this amendment which is a very good compromise under all the circumstances. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move and ask my brother, Sen. Kajwang to support this amendment. I thank you."
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