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    "id": 1063670,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we looked at all these factors and considering that the fact that the last resolution that was passed by this House stated clearly that no county should be allowed to lose money, we made a conclusion that this proposed Article 203(n) will be in clear conflict with the provisions of Article 217 of the Constitution. We said that should this Bill pass, the Executive and Parliament will be called upon to put mechanisms that will ensure that no county is disadvantaged. We made a conclusion that, that Article in our opinion, is problematic, undesirable and that, it will interfere with the provisions of Article 2013(1) of the Constitution, more so, on issues of affirmative action, whereby some of the counties that have been lagging behind in development must be supported with more resources, so that they catch up with other parts of Kenya. We must also ensure that there is a stable and predictable allocation of resources to counties. If these counties were to lose this money, it will make their budgeting and financial planning to be almost impossible."
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