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    "id": 1437217,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1437217/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13583,
        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "The problem that counties are facing is mainly the issue of release of funds for county functions. Agriculture, health, Early Childhood Education Centres (ECDEs), TIVET, water, among others, are devolved functions. Let me tell you about roads. The Governor of Kiambu appeared before the Senate sometime back and complained about thousands of kilometres under county governments, but no funds are allocated. Marsabit is one of the second-largest counties in this Republic. Moving from Ileret to Marsabit can take three days because there are no roads. How do you expect the county government to manage those roads without funds? That is the first problem. Secondly is the issue of water and Marsabit County is an example. People are suffering because the Government sends money to regional authorities instead of counties. Why are we releasing functions without funds? This is a criminal offence. Just like one Senator said, this is theft which starts from the top going down to the counties. I believe that funds must follow functions. Regional authorities should be completely disbanded. We do not need them because we have counties. Thirdly is the issue of funds for ECDEs. In Marsabit, we do not have ECDEs because children learn under trees. The reason is because funds are being consumed at the Ministry of Education. Why is the money kept and used by the national Government while ECDEs are suffering? Health is a devolved function. The introduction of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) will help counties manage their hospitals---"
}