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    "id": 1527205,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Bill that is very timely – the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2025). I have gone through it, and it is what we need as a country now, so that the necessary growth and development that we expect to happen in different counties can take place. It is slightly over ten years since devolution began. For sure, devolution has brought a lot of development in different counties. If it were not for it, my County Marsabit, one of the remotest parts of this country, would not be where it is today. Devolution has created job opportunities for young people, brought infrastructure development and improved education. However, at the same time, when we look at devolution, which has the potential to grow this country, there is a lot of wastage. There is no accountability, and corruption is high in many counties. Forget about governors and their executive, even the people at the bottom, want to practice corruption. There are many things that are happening that are not that good. It is very sad that some staff working in counties have not received their salaries. Contractors and suppliers have not been paid. Pending bills is a big issue in this country. In fact, instead of capacity building our people and helping them grow their wealth, many have become poor just because of working with county governments. Why? The resources are there, but they do not get to the right people. Today, I encourage sitting governors to be accountable enough and see how they can solve the issue of pending bills. Our people have become poorer, have no money in their pockets and yet they have done some work. Others borrowed loans but they cannot pay them back because they have not been paid. Counties need to give priority to the people so that they can build themselves, grow their own wealth and be empowered, financially. 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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