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    "id": 1613875,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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    "content": "to think that CRA has no purpose in this country. It would even serve the purpose by just being a department in Parliament. This is because if you spend five years, and you come up with a formula here that creates controversy, a lot of argument, and you have done it for five years, and you exist, then your existence now is questionable. Why are you there? We want a formula that is going to uplift everyone. Madam Temporary Speaker, going back to the example I gave of Nigeria, they have adopted a concept of ensuring fairness and encouraging industry. That is encouraging the states or the counties to produce more. What is it in this formula that motivates the counties to produce more? We want to give a county money, more money, because they have idle land and we are fighting so hard on that. We must ensure that we also think about how we can develop a formula that encourages counties to do more. That is why I like the idea of fiscal effort, and fiscal responsibility. What effort are counties doing to generate own-source revenue? What effort are counties doing to ensure there is fiscal display, to ensure that there is fiscal effectiveness in the counties? That is where CRA should put more focus, so that they can develop data and benchmark for determining fiscal responsibility in the counties. I am aware that some counties receiving a lot of money do not even spend it within their counties; instead, they spend it in Nairobi. That is the truth. Funds are allocated, we see large buildings emerging in Nairobi, but there are no tangible developments on the ground. The only visible effort might be the issuance of bursaries. However, even those bursaries, since I sit in the Committee that oversees them, are often given to individuals who do not reside in the county. They originate from those counties, but live elsewhere. Another challenge small counties face is capital flight. For example, in my county, since we do not have sufficient infrastructure funding, we cannot build quality hospitals or provide adequate housing. As a result, most people working in the county reside in Kakamega or Kisumu, causing our money to flow back to larger counties. How can we support these counties to secure enough funds for development, generate more own-source revenue, and ultimately foster industrial growth in those counties? Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree with Sen. M. Kajwang’ that as we discuss this formula, we must also consider how to push for more money. In our division of revenue---"
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