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    "id": 1227602,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1227602/?format=api",
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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": "was not devolving resources to the grassroots. It became a skewed way of allocating resources to mashinani . That is why in Parliament, when Hon. (Eng.) Karue introduced a Bill to create the Constituencies Development Funds (CDF), it became the only thing for Members of Parliament (MPs) to do in their constituencies. It became popular that most MPs were judged by how they used CDF, yet it was small amounts of money. That is why when delegates from all over the country converged at the Bomas of Kenya, they came out with proposals to have a new Constitution which created counties. At that time, they proposed only 14. When people went to Naivasha, they mutilated proposals from the Bomas of Kenya and created 47 counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, unless and until we create counties which are economically viable and big enough, we will not have effective counties. I have heard Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale say that counties are like employment bureaus because they employ their relatives. That is true. Counties should be units which deliver services to the people. Employment should be one of them, but the main reason of devolved units should be service to the people and enhancing development."
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