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    "id": 1527137,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1527137/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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    "content": "Lastly, how can our counties diversify their revenue sources? We created 47 small governments. Some of us who were part of the Constitution-making process had cautioned then – that, we were creating so many small governments. However, we are now long past that stage. We may not be able to revert to the eight county governments that we desired, but how can we ensure that the 47 small governments are somehow self-sustaining? As we devolve more functions over time, and as the country goes through various economic challenges, how can we ensure that the counties raise more revenue? We should come up with mechanisms for the counties to raise revenue. Some mechanisms are already in place but they need to be streamlined to ensure that the counties get funds based on how much revenue they collect. Some governors are doing very little to generate their own revenue. All they do is sit in their headquarters, wait for big cheques from the National Treasury, sit with their colleagues and cronies and figure out how to divide the allocated funds."
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