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    "id": 1165728,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I begin by thanking Sen. Nyamunga for coming up with this Bill that is very straightforward. I wish it would have come much earlier when this Senate was being reconstituted. It is clear that the intent of Sen. Nyamunga is that counties should develop themselves, be independent and have reliable sources of income. When we look at the tenet of this Bill, it is to ensure that there is proper identification, utilization and exploitation of resources in the county. We must be alive to the fact that in 2010 when Kenyans passed the Constitution to provide for devolution, it meant that every county government needed to be independent and have its own development goals which are sustainable. This Bill seeks to ensure that county resources are identified, utilized and managed appropriately. It is a constitutional requirement that counties are supposed to generate their own money. So, revenue is core. It must be clear that counties are agents of developments. If counties do not spearhead development, then we will have failed as devolved units. There is need to ensure that counties are good agents of development to ensure service delivery to the common man. Madam Deputy Speaker, there is a whole section in the Constitution that talks about the objects of devolution. The constitution desires that democracy is promoted in counties and people are able to exercise their powers. Article 174(d) and (f) of the Constitution talk about promotion of socio-economic development in counties. This Bill comes in to ensure that Article 174 of the constitution is implemented. The devolved units and the objects of the devolved units are enshrined in law. Equitable sharing of resources and counties developing is key for counties to manage themselves. There must be a way out of implementing what the Constitution states about county governments. What the Constitution says about the objects of the devolved counties is very straightforward. County governments have rich and powerful tools of reaching out to the common man, ensuring resources are delivered effectively and everyone benefits from the national cake. That is why county governments are there. This Bill gives a definition of resources. The definition that is given in this Bill is important because it touches on factors of production which are core in development. It also defines resources as land, labour and capital. We cannot talk about development without these three things. Land is very important and as a factor of production, we can hardly do anything without it. We need it."
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