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    "id": 1232723,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "disbursed. Failure to collect enough revenue, the savings were always met by a refusal to disburse money to the county governments. However, since we have a Kenya Kwanza Government that is committed to ensuring that devolution works, it is the commitment of no less a person than His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto that the devolved units must be given the power, means, and most importantly, the framework to achieve and realize their vision. We know that achievement in any part of the counties is development for this Country. Therefore, it is important for us, as the Senate, to ensure that we pass this Bill as presented, and most importantly, make sure that money that has been set aside is disbursed. We must create a mechanism to ensure that the outstanding pending bills are paid. This will save many small entrepreneurs. This being a Government of bottom-up approach, we must get our people down there paid, so that they can continue with their business. As I wind up, it is equally very important, as our colleagues on the other side talk about raising this revenue, to also notice that there is the principle of polluter pays for environmental pollution. We must also embrace this opportunity to put in place laws. Whoever calls for a demonstration, should be treated as such, knowing that we have freedom in our Constitution to demonstrate, but equally, to protect Kenyans’ property. We must ensure that those people who destroy and damage people’s property are made to pay through the money allocated to their parties at the end of the year. This is so that no Kenyan loses because someone else is pushing for his political space in the pretense of calling for demonstrations. It would also be important to note that the Government has started moving in the right direction. The cost of unga is and will continue coming down. We, as the Standing Committee on Energy, are committed to ensuring that the cost of energy comes down, so that we can create enablers to have an economy that works. I support."
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