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    "id": 1571958,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1571958/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
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    "content": "Let us understand why we moved forward. In the history of governance, Kenya has had various attempts at decentralising development. When you decentralise development, several things emerge. First, we have political decentralisation. Then administrative decentralisation, District Officers and the like. In politics, we have counties. But we also have economic decentralisation, and that is where NG-CDF comes in. The goal is to do away with disintermediation. That means removing the different layers, the corruption, the incompetence, the bureaucracy, and getting funds directly from national coffers to the constituency. That spurs development. That brings equity. Members, just reflect on your constituency. When I was first elected, I was young, on an opposition ticket, during Kenya African National Union (KANU) time. My constituency; Wajir West, did not have a single secondary school. It took me almost year, through Harambee, to build one. But since then, it is clear, through NG-CDF, we now get the same development across. I want to say this on record: All Members of this National Assembly who will not be present for the passage of this constitutional Bill, as the father of this House, I shall name and shame you for not supporting your constituency’s development. Cancel all your assignments wherever you are. Come and vote for this critical Motion that empowers local people."
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