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    "id": 1431537,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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    "content": "While there have been outcry about some governors living large and not living within the expectations that are expected of them by the members of their respective counties to properly utilise this devolution funds well, I agree that not all counties are not accountable to the people. We have some counties that some governors are stretching their hand beyond the normal and are properly utilising these funds in improving the lives of the people of those counties. We cannot use the behaviour of a few governors who are not spending this money prudently to condemn all the governors in this country. Devolution has done wonders in most of the counties in this country. I am 100 per cent convinced that in the near future all the 47 county governments will begin to utilise this devolution money well so that we can improve the lives of the Kenyan people going forward. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members of Parliament both National Assembly and the Senate who have been burning the midnight oil to refine the Division of Revenue Bill. Most importantly, I thank the Chairperson for the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, because his competence and that of the Members of his Committee are expected. We expected they would do well because they have always been a blessing to this country. They have responded to the call of duty when called upon by our Constitution to do these things. As I finish in contributing to the Division of Revenue Bill, I would like the County Government Act to be amended so that they follow the same procedures of a project proposal approval like the way we do with the NG-CDF. There are no projects that can be abandoned even when Members of Parliament or NG-CDF Committee changes year after year because the laws of NG-CDF Act will not allow the new projects to be funded without first completing the previous ones. The issue of having too many pending bills and many abandoned projects by 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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