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    "id": 1385960,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "as the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. You must consult and know which Bill you support and which one you oppose because you confuse us. We do not even know whether you are speaking as the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party or the Member for Kilifi North Constituency. Sometimes, we wonder what to do with you. The idea of rationalising the tasks and functions of those regional bodies vis-à-vis the functions of the county governments is a legitimate one. It is something that we must focus on. However, Hon. Owen Baya has always spoken about the Coast being run by people from the Coast region. All the resources that regional bodies manage are not regional resources, but national resources. Lake Victoria is not a resource for the Nyanza region; it is a resource for Kenya. Even a resource from the Coast region is a resource for Kenya. Let us not tribalise and regionalise national things. We must bear in mind that those regional bodies are funded by taxpayers all over the country. Those regional bodies are supposed to perform functions consistent with the Constitution, which requires diversity and regional balance. We must ensure there is diversity, regional balance and merit. Ultimately, if a man from Tharaka Nithi County like Hon. Murugara, can be the best leader in the Coast Development Authority, why not?"
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