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    "id": 1522778,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "Look at the amount of money that has been devolved in this country. We have devolved trillions of shillings, since devolution came into place. However, there is completely nothing to show for it. Let us be honest to Kenyans. We do not want to describe them as devolved corruption. Hon. Speaker, can we have order here? People are preoccupied with the little money that is devolved through NG-CDF and RMLF. They do not take note of the billions of shillings that are devolved every financial year. Counties get their money. They are never in arrears. Even if they are in arrears, it is only for one month or two months, and in the end the money goes down to the ground. There are counties that are holding billions of shillings in their Central Bank of Kenya accounts. I was reading in the newspaper the other day that there are counties that have not spent Ksh48 billion. It is lying idle in their accounts, but they are still demanding for more money. They are saying the National Government has not devolved money. Lastly, these people who call themselves KeRRA and KURA here in Nairobi must know that these are organs of national Government. They are not part of county governments. They are overseen by this House. The Director-General of KERRA is a joker. It is true. He thinks that he is supposed to report to counties. Which governor or county government oversees him? That man must be dragged to this House under a Committee of the House. He must be told, in no certain terms, that he is supposed to report to the National Assembly. He thinks that he is supposed to work with county governments. Which county government gives him money? 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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