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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1604312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a lot of money that has been collected in terms of royalties, but it has not been disbursed to our county. Therefore, our Own Source Revenue (OSR) is still below par. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are also clamouring for a share of Tsavo National Park. None other than the President decreed that we get 50-50 revenue sharing with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). However, that is not forthcoming. We have followed it up through a Motion in this Senate. I also followed it up through a statement in this Senate, but nobody seems to be helping us in implementing the Executive edict by the President to ensure that we get 50-50 revenue sharing with KWS. Our counties are small. Corruption notwithstanding, even with the little money, we are not able to do much. I do not know what is wrong with Members of the National Assembly. The money being devolved to the counties is going to people in their constituencies. Why are they hell-bent on passing very little money to go to the counties? After all, some of them want to be governors. There are many Members of Parliament (MPs) who have become governors. We have the Governor of Tharaka-Nithi and the Governor of Vihiga who were MPs. What is the problem? They pass very little money to go to the counties but when they become governors, they find that money to be very little and say they cannot do much. Let us fight to ensure that we get Kshs465 billion as sharable revenue to our counties. Over and above, I implore fellow Senators to ensure that we get Kshs2.6 billion. As Sen. Oketch said, even if we were to give and take, some little amount would not be so averse to it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I implore all the Senators to support this amendment by the Senator for Nyamira, Senior Counsel, Okong’o Omogeni, so that our counties get development. I submit and support that amendment."
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