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    "id": 1527085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The essence of devolution was to disburse funds to the rural areas; to get funds from the centre to the periphery. The idea was to bring equity to our country. This is because for a long time, during the Kenya African National Union (KANU) era, if you did not vote for KANU or the late President Moi, your area would be starved of development. You would be told: ‘ Hakuna pesa, hakuna pesa, hakuna pesa, hakuna pesa .’ Whenever they wanted you to vote for KANU, they would put up electricity poles in the area. However, if the elections did not go the ‘right way’, the poles would be carried away, like it happened in Kipipiri Constituency by-election in 1995. It is the wisdom of Baba Raila Amolo Odinga, who has relentlessly fought for devolution, that currently, counties are allocated a substantial amount of money every single year, regardless of their political inclination. For this, all Kenyans will be forever grateful to the magnanimity, resilience and ability to struggle for the common people of Kenya by one Raila Amolo Odinga. When we promulgated the Constitution of 2010, it became obvious that at every budgeting point, there are residual funds that remain in the national Government. These residual funds must, therefore, be disbursed to the counties. It is through the wisdom of this House that we have an annual Additional County Allocation Bill each year to look at the services that ought to be devolved but have been retained at the national level and identify areas of collaboration. As we collaborate between the national Government and the county governments, funds should follow functions. It is on that score that we are here today. 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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