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    "id": 1394731,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. I support this Bill. Revenue is divided between the national Government and county governments. Are we comfortable that the money sent to these two levels of government give us results? Does it do exactly what we want? I have my reservations. In the national Government, the money is released to the various entities a little too late. Sometimes, they do not get funds at all within the financial year. For example, the money meant for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund. We all know in this House that we are about three months to the end of the financial year, yet we have not received even 50 per cent of that money. When will we get it? Will it meet the purpose it was meant for within the required time? We should be talking of different funds allotment in the next financial year. If things were being done the right way by using the money allocated, pending bills should not find their ugly heads in our financial operations. We need to know why all these things are happening. I will now comment on the county governments. The purpose of devolution was to bring development to various areas within the country. However, this money is released to the counties very late. Sometimes, part of it may not reach the destination. Because of this, some government sectors suffer, for example, the health sector. Doctors are on strike. The Ministry of Health cannot afford to pay intern doctors their stipend. Why should this happen? Why has the money not been released to the Ministry, so that it can do its work? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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