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    "id": 1231520,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1231520/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13590,
        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": "The Committee on Finance and Budget should rectify that. They should consider bringing amendments to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, so that the CoB can track whether money allocated or released to the counties goes to particular votes. I like the way the National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF) works. It works in a manner such that every coin released by the National Treasury is known where it goes. A lot of money is released to the counties. Maybe they spend 70 per cent on recurrent expenditure and 30 per cent is left for projects. In my county, there is a project aimed at buying cows worth about Kshs800 million. Money has also been allocated for building houses for the poor, yet people have no water and roads. I will come up with an amendment proposing to have direct lines for the money released to the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a lot that we need to do. As every Senator has said, let us unite in order to strengthen devolution, so that Kenyans can reap the benefits of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. I thank you."
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