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    "id": 1557629,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the tag that is being peddled around that the National Assembly is anti-devolution cannot stand the test of time. We must stand with devolution because our own people, our constituents are part of counties. There is no constituency that is not part of a county; every constituency is part of a county. Therefore, the people the governor is leading are the same people who also voted for us. There is no way we can fight devolution. It is not right that we are branded as anti-devolution but, we must also be able to oversee. If the county government is not doing its work, it is our responsibility to point it out and say what has failed. I think Kenyans must now go back to the drawing board and ask themselves how we can improve and make devolution better for the benefit of all of us. How do we devolve more functions, resources and put accountability measures in place? If any county government misuses or misappropriates funds contrary to the law, then serious action needs to be taken in accordance with the law. That is when we are going to become a better society and benefit from the fruits of devolution."
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