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    "id": 1566221,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Korir",
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    "content": "various stakeholders, but they have a challenge when it comes to the percentage. I once listened to Sen. M. Kajwang’ and he made a lot of sense when he talked about devolution and the counties. We are supporting the counties and that is why we have to look at this and rethink. This is because the monies that go to development raise a lot of questions. Imagine a scenario where a county gets Kshs13 billion or Kshs10 billion yet not even a Kshs1 billion goes to development. A lot of monies go to recurrent expenditure. We also have a lot of duplications in the counties. For sure, we need to relook at this. There are more questions than answers. A lot is needed to be done in the county governments. There is a lot of duplications hence they cannot do things the right way. This means that we need to relook at devolution. I do not dispute or challenge the need to have 47 counties. However, if we look at it critically, we can come out with a better solution where more resources go to the ground. This is because at the end of the day, it is not about the number of representatives or duplications, what we want to see is tangible projects that assist our people. Those are the concerns that I am raising. The Hon. Senator is here and he has also worked the county government. I saw a lot of sense and I feel we need to rethink. I challenge the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to look at this critically then tell us if this is the direction we need to take as a country. If the percentage we are taking to development is minimal compared to what we have devolved, then it should raise concern. I do not want to belabour on this. I support the Committee on Finance and Budget and urge this House to look at the issues of the counties. We should give the counties enough resources to discharge their services. I beg to submit."
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