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    "id": 1091151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "You wonder why you bought such a wheelbarrow but not any other time so that this country progresses and becomes sufficient. The State of Bavaria gives part of its revenue to other states in Germany. Therefore, Narok County ought to be in a position to lend money to Makueni County because it has resources in dollars that can help the country. That is what Germany does. That is the economic model that we need where we promote counties and not create dependence. We do not want to get a Government that will sit somewhere in Nairobi and give the Senator for Nyandarua money but deny the same to the Senator for Makueni because they do not like him. That is not the way to help this country. That is not what we are looking forward to. A country that want to develop counties will fight tooth and nail to ensure that this becomes law because we will not bother the national Government with resources all the time. We will not quarrel about formulas like we did for three months because of Kshs2000 to 400 million. That is the sort of money that is pocket change for Narok County. It is a drop in the ocean. At the tap of the finger, money is available from the migration. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this framework and hope that it becomes law so that we can help our counties and the country at large. This is because there is money at the counties. It is proposed in the Bill, that Kenya can make money through the national Government by making sure that counties have a benefit sharing formula. The issue of boundaries between Isiolo and Meru, Taita Taveta and Makueni, Kajiado and Makueni, Kisumu and Vihiga counties about where a town is, can only be about collecting revenue. We have towns in Makueni County that are split into two. In one side of the town, Machakos County collects revenue and the other side of town, Makueni collects revenue. You will find them quarreling all the time. That will end when counties become self-sufficient so that we stop taxing mama mbogas for eggs, sukumawiki and look at the bigger picture. That is in this Bill: The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing), Bill. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for being as usual, very hardworking. I congratulate her on the award and recognition that she got for the good work that she has done in the Senate. I support."
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