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    "id": 1482950,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I must thank wakili Oluoch for bringing this matter to the attention of the House. It is a charge we are putting on the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to follow through and bring a good response. What is at risk here is the benefits that have been accruing from that decentralised Fund. It is clear to the minds of Members that there is a hand that is behind those court cases that keep coming up and that are aimed at stifling that important Fund. I am not embarrassed to say that we see the hand of governors in this issue. This House does a lot of work by coming up with the Division of Revenue Bill that gives monies that are sufficient to run those counties. When you get to the ground, it is obvious that decentralised monies, including the NG-CDF, have an effect on the ground. That 22 per cent is also decentralised money, from the centre and equally distributed to constituencies. Governors are very keen to put their hand into those coffers. As this Committee is interrogating this issue, they need to find a way of making sure that those governors understand what this House is saying. We have given them the responsibility of controlling devolved monies. However, we do not see any impact of the devolved money in our constituencies. The 22 per cent and 10 per cent that is decentralised is what is building the road networks in the counties, including access roads in our constituencies. While all the other Members enjoy being from different regions - Western, Coast and North- Eastern Regions - Nairobi is never considered as a region when it comes to the distribution of resources. Out of the national Budget, the decentralised funds are the only benefits that accrues for Members of Parliament and their constituents. That is why wakili Oluoch is keen to know what is happening to all those important funds that help him put up access roads and other roads that are required in Mathare Constituency. That is what we also need in Dagoretti and other constituencies in Nairobi. Kindly, direct that this practice is brought to a halt. It is only the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure that is able to do so. It should communicate to the governors exactly what this House is saying so that we do not have a repeat of the court cases that are sponsored by people who do not mean well for decentralisation. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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