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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this constitutional amendment. The biggest benefit out of our Constitution 2010 is devolution. It appears first as a national value under Article 10 of the Constitution, and then again in the various Chapters, mainly to ensure equity in distribution of resources nationally. A look at the Constitution indicates that Kenyans set the minimum amount of money that shall go towards devolution at 15 per cent. When you look at the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, functions are shared between the national Government and county governments. When the National Assembly divides revenue under Article 95 of the Constitution, we allocate counties a minimum of 15 per cent, with the National Government remaining with 85 per cent. Over the years, the national Government always skews the manner in which resources are allocated and distributed across the country. Therefore, the question we are asking through this Bill is this: How do we ensure that some minimal part of 85 per cent of the national revenue that remains with the national Government goes to every corner of this country? This is particularly for national Government functions in areas like education. I have 32 secondary The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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