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    "id": 1067442,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1067442/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 104,
        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": "On top of that, we have devolved funds which are pegged at 15 per cent equitable share to every county being increased from 15 per cent to 35 per cent. Not only is it being increased from 15 per cent to 35 per cent, but further, the 35 per cent has another 5 per cent which is going to be allocated to the ward. What does that mean? It means that the devolved money to counties is further devolved and gets closer to the people. It is a requirement by the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act that when there is development to be done in every county, the governor and the leadership at the county level must involve the people. If people are going to be involved, it means the empowerment people are going to get has the new terminology which came up the other day, probably, two days ago, namely, the bottom-up approach. It is happening currently. We do not want to promise people what will happen. It should happen now. Once we pass the amendments to the Constitution, we are going to have the bottom-up approach. We are going to have the bottom-up approach and not wait up to or after 2022. So, the people who speak in terms of doing it after 2022, should be told that we said it a long time ago and we are doing it now under the Building Bridges Initiative."
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