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    "id": 1421078,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "and myself and said that they are going to give counties a certain amount of money. I told her they do not have powers because the Senate has the power. They only recommend and we can decide to go with their recommendation or reject it. People are misusing the powers to give resources to our counties. The Senate has the power. Even as Members of the National Assembly discuss the Division of Revenue Bill, they must not interfere with what we proposed in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) where we said that we want Kshs415 billion to go to our counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to go further than that. All I want to say is that management of debt in this country is the most important aspect of our economic management. A lot of emphasis must be put on ensuring that this country lives within its means. One of the things that contribute to high increase in debt is when you try to come up with ambitious budget, then you have a budget deficit. When you have a budget deficit, where do you get money from? You either tax people but if you do not continue taxing people anymore, you will borrow. So even with this budget we are proposing, I do not see how they will manage the issue of debts. They will still be forced to borrow so that they can manage the budget deficit. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support."
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