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    "id": 1437196,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1437196/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. In support of devolution, last year, counties got Kshs385 billion. I am happy that after mediation, we now have Kshs401 billion. What we need to do is ensure the National Assembly gets into the latest audited accounts because the total national budget is Kshs4 trillion. So, it does not look good that out of Kshs4 trillion, we are allocating counties Kshs401 billion. Counties should at least be getting around Kshs500 billion to match the functions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, going into the future, let us in one way or another, ensure we also protect against claw back issues such as fertiliser and the health sector. I have even seen an amendment that the feeder roads in counties should be taken over by Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) through the constituencies. As a country, we have an obligation to protect devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy that Nandi County, for example, got Kshs7.3 billion in the last financial year. In this financial year, through equitable shareable revenue, they are getting Kshs7.6 billion. In the loans and grants, Nandi County is getting Kshs420 million out of Kshs485 million of Kshs42 billion. I think this is significant for us. If you add the equitable share, the additional resources and the conditional grants, it comes to a total of over Kshs8 billion that will go to the County of Nandi. We want to see provision of roads, bursary, water and many other things. Finally, I urge the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to be on the lookout. We work around the clock to ensure resources are devolved. Under Article 219, when we have appropriated funds, they must go to entities directly. The biggest soft underbelly and lethargy is continuous plundering and corruption in our devolved units. I challenge the EACC to be keen and ensure that anybody found misappropriating funds meant for counties is arrested and prosecuted, so that we can protect devolution now and for posterity. 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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