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    "id": 1165747,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1165747/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, Rt. (Hon.) Raila Odinga is known as the father of devolution because he fronted the clamour for the new Constitution and by the grace of God he has succeeded. It can only get better if we elect him as the President. The people of the County of Kisumu should favourably consider Sen. Nyamunga since she can do all this work. This is not the only Bill she has done that increases resources for counties I sit in the Committee on Finance and Budget and I know she has done several Bills that enhance revenue collection for counties. She is just a nominated Senator. Imagine if the people of Kisumu elect her. It can only get better, not only for the County of Kisumu, but for this country. In terms of the resource requirement and for continuation of devolution we need to have a level of sustainability. That means resources must be generated by counties. We can no longer rely on national Government for resources. This Bill will enhance capacity of county governments to generate more resources for themselves. Kenyans expect too much and that amuses me. Kenyans expect roads, hospitals, service delivery, their lives to be more comfortable, we eradicate poverty and a lot of things. However, they do not want to pay taxes or the Government to borrow. Which kind of economic model this Government needs to use that does not require citizens to pay taxes and the same Government to borrow yet provide all those services accordingly. That is one of the interesting things about Kenyan economic politics. You either have to be ready to pay taxes or ready to borrow. If you borrow and are not ready to pay taxes, then you lose all strategic resources. How else will this Government get money to do the many things?"
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