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    "id": 1585487,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitutu Chache North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Japheth Nyakundi",
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    "content": "Let me give you an example: Nyamira County has two speakers and two clerks. For the last nine months, they have been unable to move forward because one speaker is in the county assembly while the other one is operating from a nearby hotel. I thank the Senate and Hon. Kimani Kuria for bringing this Bill. This Bill will change what we see in our county assemblies. I am impressed because this Bill states that money meant for the county assemblies must be disbursed by the 15th of every month. And in case they do not spend the funds, they will remain there. The Controller of Budget will also oversee how the county assemblies use these resources. Today, we passed the Mediated Version of the Division of Revenue Bill, and almost Ksh415 billion is going to the county governments. I can now clearly see that this money will be spent more prudently than before. We want to tell the county governments to ensure that the resources the National Assembly has bestowed upon them are used appropriately. They should ensure that the roads under the county government are made passable. They should ensure that Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 hospitals are equipped with the necessary medicine and facilities so that our people at home can receive the medical attention they need. Right now, many people want water in their homes. Water is a devolved function, but if you go to my constituency, you will not even see one borehole or a single last-mile water connection in any part in the two-and-a- half years I have been a Member of Parliament. Therefore, if there is one Bill that made me a happy man today, then it is this one. By the time I complete my five-year term, I will return home and say that this House passed a Bill that granted county assemblies the autonomy to run freely and smoothly. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity."
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