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    "content": "I also want to congratulate the Minister for investing money in our environment. Environmental conservation is a cornerstone for any sustainable development. By providing funds for promotion of renewable energy, the Minister, for sure, cared for our environment. We will be investing over Kshs400 million to install solar panels in the northern part of Kenya and other arid areas. This, for sure, will go a long way in enabling our children to study at night. It will also enable our dispensaries to open at night as we care for the sick ones in our communities. The whole idea of availing funds for planting of trees in our constituencies is a very good idea because it will enable us to turn our country green. In particular, I want to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the special support he gave to the Kenya Red Cross (KRC). As an hon. Member representing a very marginal area where insecurity is a major problem; where the disasters such as frequent and recurrent drought is a major problem, the KRC has done an amazing job supporting lives and livelihoods and so many Kenyans. Many lives would have been lost during insecurities when we have had cattle rustling but because of the KRC, we have managed to save so many lives as we flew those who were injured to Nairobi and many other hospitals in different parts of this country. For that particular reason and many others, I want to really congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for investing and supporting the KRC by providing them with those exemptions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for sure, with all these resources that are being devolved, we will be facing some serious implementation challenges. The technocrats at the district level will not be very happy to see all these funds going through the CDF where they have minimal control. They have to be capacitated to understand these mechanisms so that they will support this process instead of possibly sabotaging it. Capacity building for our Constituencies Development Committee (CDC) will be very critical if we are to absorb in a timely manner these devolved funds. It is very important for us to understand that devolution of resources to our constituencies must be accompanied by solid accountability mechanisms, if these funds are going to realize the kind of gains we would like to see."
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