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    "id": 1065856,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13181,
        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Clause 54 of the Bill proposes to insert Article 207 to establish the Ward Development Fund, which comprises of at least, 5 per cent of all the county revenue for each financial year. The Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) are the first people in this level to benefit. These funds will ensure actualization of the rights granted under Article 43 and people get the services. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need equitable distribution of resources. If MCAs get these funds at the ward level, they will conduct development projects hence improve the lives of our constituents. The Bill seeks to empower the MCAs who have been at the mercy of county governors. They will no longer stoop low to beg for funds from the governors. They will be independent because they will have manageable resources. They will be answerable to the people who elected them rather than the current situation where they are elected from a different party or are independent candidates. They are at the mercy of the governor. It is upon the governor to favor them or not in allocation of these funds, hence inequitable distribution of resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill provides for the Executive arm that will partially come from Parliament. This goes against the doctrine of separation of powers. However, the officers that will be from the National Assembly will be accountable both to the President and the people who elected them to these positions. They will be subject to scrutiny, which will enhance transparency, hence they will be forced to deliver. This is because they will come from the National Assembly and will be closely following the debates to make sure that what is going on in the legislative arm is dealt with without them being sanctioned or pestered."
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