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    "content": "world. You can imagine how many operations go on everywhere in the world. That is a big resource in Turkana. Certainly, security should be provided in that corridor. That is a place which should be like Mombasa. Instead of people going to the Coast, people should also be going to big hotels along that important lake, do fishing and make the communities there live well, just like the many other communities in the country. This is where you know devolution is important. We have to actualise it. However, when the Division of Revenue Bill is the way it is, when will we ever develop such a county with so much resources in the country? That is where oil and a lot of underground water have been discovered, which can be used for irrigation. They have wonderful soil and people. How do we open up northern Kenya to have cities and big trading centres? The people there are very hardworking and should access credit. They can then be assisted by the county governments. For example, we have a cooperative movement, which should be implemented by the counties. We now have a new Act, which we are debating and it is in today’s list as one of the businesses of the House, to strengthen the cooperative movement, so that people can generate income. Thereafter, they can pay taxes and the country can proudly sit down and make a better budget than we have today. Besides, what do we have? We have a low collection of taxes from the counties. The money is not in circulation. Some businessmen and individuals are hoarding this money for their own benefit and it is not in circulation. Small businesses have died. People used to thrive and goods used to move faster. Now, the common Kenyan does not have the purchasing power. The youth are not gainfully employed. Nowadays, every Saturday or Sunday afternoon, you see the youth in Nairobi doing some wonderful jigs, which they share on social media platforms. Through that, they earn a living. That space should be expanded, so that people in the counties can generate income."
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