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    "id": 1585492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also add my voice to this very important piece of legislation. First and foremost, I thank those who proposed the idea of making the county assemblies independent. Since the introduction of devolution approximately 13 years ago, our country has sent significant funds, amounting to trillions, to the counties. Under the current regime, I have noted that the Government has disbursed over Ksh1.2 trillion to counties as devolved funding. This Bill comes at a crucial time, as we have just appropriated Ksh415 billion to these counties. One of the major weaknesses we have observed over the years is that the county assemblies, which are supposed to oversee and monitor these funds on behalf of the common mwananchi, have been limping. This is because they have been dependent on the County Executives for the facilitation required to perform their duties. Therefore, the proposal for a County Public Finance Law is commendable, as it will significantly enhance oversight of all devolved funds, just as in the national Government, where Parliament, the Judiciary and the Executive operate independently with their own budgets. Each arm can fulfil its responsibilities without hindrance due to lack of resources. On the other hand, in the county governments, our Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) have for a long time cried and asked to be empowered enough to oversee their counties. We all agree that huge sums of money have been devolved to the county governments, yet we did not give the MCAs enough teeth to bite. We did not give them enough power to oversee the county governments. In some counties, the county executives have been 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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