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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitutu Chache North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Japheth Nyakundi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also support the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill. This has come because of the austerity measures that we are undertaking as a country. We know this has also come because of the rejection of the Finance Bill, 2024. Initially, we had appropriated Ksh400.1 billion that was supposed to go to the counties. I was lucky to be among those who sat in the Mediation Committee between the National Assembly and the Senate. We spent a lot of time deliberating on this issue. We increased the money going to the counties by approximately Ksh15 billion. But that notwithstanding, we are here again to reduce the amount going to the counties by a tune of almost Ksh20 billion. This is not because we do not support devolution, but what we are undergoing as a country. We support devolution because, in one way or another, it has worked. It has changed the lives of 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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