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    "id": 1066366,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If you realized, most of these Senators who are uneasy with me taking a party position do not have a definite political party at the moment. That is why they are envious. I was making my submission as to why I, the Senator of Kakamega elected on an ANC party ticket is supporting the BBI. My focal attention was drawn to the fact that this document provides that we are going to strengthen devolution in the sense that the resources that are now going to go to our counties are going to be increased. Our counties have been surviving with a mere 15 percent and sometimes even less. However, this document has provided for a 35 percent provision whereby county governments will gain in a very big way when this Bill is passed. As we pass this Bill, it is also important to remind the players of devolution that giving you 35 percent is not enough. The solutions to the problems facing our counties will not be achieved when we pass this Bill. Yes, we are giving you 35 percent but it is important for the county governments to use this money appropriately. We have seen county governments misusing and misappropriating funds that is why in this dispensation we have had so many cases of impeachment. Our role as the Senate is first to defend devolution. However, we need to ensure that the money that goes to the county governments is well spent. This brings me back to what I saw when we were converging in Naivasha. Members of the National Assembly ganged up and insisted that the National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) had to be in the Bill to amend the Constitution. I blame ourselves for being unable to ensure the oversight fund was encapsulated in this document. It is important to know that most of the Senators are unable to conduct their oversight roles in the county governments because they lack the infrastructure and monetary muscle."
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