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    "id": 1289287,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This Bill is another clear indication of the commitment of the Kenya Kwanza Government to entrench devolution in this country. This Bill comes barely three months since His Excellency, President William Samoei Ruto signed into law the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the County Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill. A lot of money might not be utilised as planned if governors are not patriotic enough. They need to commit to the roles that they are elected for and make sure that this money is utilised for projects that are for the betterment of all Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to remind my colleagues of our oversight role to make sure that devolution is working and be diligent to ensure that this money is utilised properly on what it is meant for. I support this Bill. As a Member of the Nairobi City County Delegation, I still wish to register my complaints on the method and formula used to allocate funds every time. Just like the Equalization Fund, this Bill is no exception, that Nairobi City County suffered an unfair formula. In the First Schedule, Nairobi City County has been allocated Kshs239 million. Our population is a whooping five million residents with 85 Wards. On the other hand, a county like Kilifi with 1.5 million residents and 35 wards, has been allocated Kshs359 million. Lamu County with 10 Wards and 150,000 residents has been allocated Kshs287 million. Are we being fair to Nairobi City County? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have said here previously that Nairobi City County is home to some of the biggest slums. The deplorable state of residents keeps being ignored by legislators and policy makers. I call upon the Nairobi City County leadership, led by Gov. Sakaja and Sen. Sifuna, that let us join hands with other leaders and change this narrative for Nairobi City County once and for all. The assumption that Nairobi City County is rich just because it is a seat of Government or the capital City is wrong. It is a misrepresentation of our people because the majority of Nairobi City County residents are slum dwellers. Just because Nairobi City County contributes the highest to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not mean that we ignore Nairobians who are living beyond the poverty level in the state. With those many or few remarks, I second."
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