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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "It does not take away from the national Government. It just gives more to the people. For example, the Kuria people where I come from are minorities whose population has grown so big. There is nothing wrong with giving them a county. The same applies to Teso and Suba. Once we give them a county, when we expand that allocation, more money will go to the grassroots. It does not mean that if Kuria gets a county, it is going to take away money from other counties. I wanted to see rigor and engagement on devolution in this Report. Ultimately it is the one thing that if we all rally ourselves behind, then this country can develop in a manner that we cannot be able to recognize. I know that the recommendation was that it should be adopted in its entirety, which I do support 100 per cent. However, there are going to be opportunities where we can review, for example, IEBC being put in place to review boundaries and administrative elements we have in this Country. If there is ever an opportunity to review the districts that were done in 1990 to give us the counties, I hope we will not miss an opportunity to work so hard that some of these counties can be added and come to be a dream not only for those people like the Kuria people where I come from in Migori, Teso or the Suba people. It will become a reality in the context of the more we devolve the funds to the people, the better for the whole country. It means that services and support needed from the Government are brought closer to them. Congratulations to the people who did this Report. I pass my sincerest respect and gratitude to our two leaders in this country. President Ruto and the former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga for giving me a chance to make this NADCO Report a reality. I support."
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