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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to make my comments on this Motion. I confess that I was present in the first kamukunji. Today, I was here by 7.30. a.m. because of this important Motion and the kamukunji we had in the morning. In fact, I had to leave the burial of the priest who was killed, which is taking place today in Nandi. However, I attended the requiem mass yesterday in Eldoret. The wisdom for devolution and the reason Kenyans were agitating for devolution was to ensure there is equitable development across the country. This is because some sections of the country perceived that if they are not in the Government or if they did not have somebody powerful to influence development to go to their areas, they might be disadvantaged. However, it is sad that 13 years into devolution, 11 counties have been very busy paying salaries and doing nothing, maybe maintenance. That is why as a caucus, we said that for this Fourth Basis of the formula, we needed to talk, converse amongst ourselves and convince each other that we needed all our counties to do something meaningful, so that we can be proud of devolution. Currently, we are not proud. We are only proud that we have additional elected positions like the senator, the governor, the MCAs and the women representatives. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for a county like Elgeyo-Marakwet, there is nothing much that has been done because of the meagre resources that we have been receiving since 2013. I will take you through Article 203 of the Constitution on equitable share and other functional laws. Article 203(1) says- “The following criteria shall be taken into account in determining the equitable share provided for under Article 202 and in all national legislation concerning county governments enacted in terms of their character- (a) the national interest; (b) any provision that must be made in respect of the public debt and other national obligations; (c) the needs of the national government, determined by objective criteria;"
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