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    "id": 1198283,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Oburu",
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        "legal_name": "Oburu Ngona Odinga",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I urge our Members who have been selected to this committee to work very hard to ensure that devolution works. This is because it is this committee that will ensure that the laws which are enacted by this Parliament and by Senate are implemented and put into force as intended by Parliament. Madam Temporary Speaker, I recall that I have been a Member of both PAC and PIC in the National Assembly. There was one time when I was the Vice Chairman of PAC. Madam Temporary Speaker, when devolution was introduced in Nigeria, more than three quarters of the governors were incarcerated. As Sen. Omogeni said, it is a shame that since devolution was introduced in Kenya, not a single governor has been convicted and jailed. In Nigeria, in order to stabilise devolution, more than three quarters of the governors were sent to jail for various violations. Theft of public funds in the counties is so rampant. It is even encouraged by the investigative authorities. Those governors who rape and reap public resources are very good friends of the EACC, DCI and all other investigative authorities. Once a governor is involved in those types of activities, they also become friends of the local oversight institution, which is the county assemblies. The bulk of resources go to the pockets of the governors, but a good portion of it also goes to those investigative authorities. It is a very sad situation that billions of Kenya shillings are pumped into the counties, but when you go there, nothing can be seen. There is no impact of investments made by the Kenyan public. The public does not get the services which they are rightfully entitled to because of misuse of public resources."
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