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    "id": 1065495,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is the issue of counties. We always say that we have taken services closer to the people. I know with good management county governments will ensure that the resources we are sending to the counties benefit the electorate. The wards are the axis of development. It is the political axis of any county. The MCAs have been relegated to the periphery by governors. So, if we give them a certain amount of money out of the 35 per cent allocation to the counties, they will do something. If we take 35 per cent of the resources to the counties, it will create a wider development scope. It will be of benefit to the people of Kenya. We have also talked about the issue of petitions. If we increase the time for a petition against presidential election results for it to be heard within 30 days, it will provide adequate time for resolving such matter. There will be no unnecessary tension and delay in determining such matters. It will make Kenya peaceful. There is also the issue of petitions against parliamentary election results. In fact, dragging an elected Member of Parliament through judicial processes from the High Court to the Court of Appeal and to the Supreme Court would destroy that person financially and politically. So, the fact that we are going to have such matters finalised at the Court of Appeal means that a lot of resources and time will be saved. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my colleagues who are not siding with us on this Bill must realise that the Bill is beneficial to the country. They are not politically motivated, but we should stand up, as the Parliament of Kenya, and say that this is what our people want and not what our masters want. With those remarks, I support."
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