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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "This means we are not able to protect the Member who has invested his or her time and resources in processing a Bill and instead we go to the Executive side. This really demoralizes that Member. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, going to the substance of this Bill, this Bill is long overdue. This is because we have been trying to deal with the issue of management of own-source revenue in our counties. We have been trying to deal with the issue of automation revenue systems in our counties. One time in this House, I questioned why our county governments do not perform well in own-source revenue collection. Whereas the defunct local authorities in the old system used to do much better revenue wise. They used to collect enough money. You know at that time, those local authorities were led by councilors; people who had no education and people who were there in the villages. They did not have the human resource like what we have currently in the counties, and they did not have the right tools as well. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, they were able to raise more money compared to the current scenario where we have counties which are better resourced with better tools, but they collect less money. They do not meet their targets. Where is the problem? This is a study that I encourage the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to undertake. They must find out how it was possible for the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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