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    "id": 1166019,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1166019/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "are supposed to be Kenyans. Yes, there was political marginalization that devolution was supposed to cure. However, devolution was expected to bring about prosperity and spur productivity to a level where productivity in 47 units would add up to greater productivity of one nation called Kenya. When we say counties should do roads, doing roads is not the end; it is a means to an end. Doing roads is supposed to unlock the productivity of agricultural zones. In the lake regions, if you do not have roads going to fish landing sites, then fish goes bad before it goes to markets. Governors must see roads, not as a favor that is bestowed on the people who voted for them or who support them. They must see roads as a productivity factor that allows people get their produce to markets faster. That way, they can grow their economies. We must see water as an enabler because a healthy population is a productive population. We must see trade and the issue of markets, not as a favour to be doled out. We have seen all sorts of funds. The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is being used to build markets in areas and regions that support a candidate or not. Devolution must be seen…."
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