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    "id": 1232049,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1232049/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to substantiate or speak more. What I was talking about is based on statistics that we are given regularly by the KRA, the National Treasury and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). We are remaining with only 36 minutes and most of the Members want to also contribute. Therefore, I do not want to belabour and say much. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is well known that last year, they were allocated Kshs370 billion. We are, therefore, saying, an increase of Kshs15 billion from Kshs370 billion to Kshs385 billion is an increase of 4 per cent. I know there are issues that we should have increased it to about 8.5 per cent or 9 per cent because of the inflation rate. However, the House is there. Members can still bring amendments at the Committee of the Whole and convince the rest of us. We have not completed the debate. This is a talk show. Therefore, when the right time comes, you can convince us otherwise and then we can raise. Even my County of Elgeyo-Marakwet is in the bottom three. They get Kshs4.6 billion. I would have wished they be allocated Kshs6 or Kshs7 billion, so that we can serve our people better. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other issue that I would wish to bring up is what most Members have said, about the Kshs425 million that will be sent to counties because the library function has finally been devolved. This Kshs425 million is benefitting those counties that already have libraries. However, we have 14 counties from Northern Kenya that are not benefiting. Therefore, going forward, in the next allocation we need to ensure that the 14 counties that do not have libraries are given a conditional grant so that they can put up libraries in those particular counties. The other issue that I wish to raise is on Appropriation in Aid (A-in-A). When devolution came, the A-in-A in most counties went down. We need to discuss this with"
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