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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to contribute to this Motion on the local authorities. Before I mention anything else, I just want to look at the document that has been presented to us. First, the Minister has not told us what achievements they attained in the last financial year. We have just been presented with the budget for the next year, but we do not know what the Ministry did in the last one year. They have not told us whether the funds were enough for whatever they had planned for last year. So, in future, I want to suggest to the Ministry that we should get the information on what happened the previous year before we budget for this year. I would not want to talk much, but my only issue with the Vote for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government is that I do not know whether we have a formula for allocating these funds. If we have that formula, I would like to suggest that in future, we should be told what it is, because maybe I am having trouble understanding, for example, why Kericho District has been given an allocation of Kshs10 million, Kakamega Kshs92 million and Vihiga Kshs131 million. These are the things that we would like to know, because some county councils and municipal councils have not been allocated any funds, yet they are officially recognised. So, I want to suggest to the Ministry that the concept of fairness among councils should be seen to work, because we would not like to see that some are getting more than others without the benefit of an explanation. I also want to say that this is a very important Ministry in terms of development of our rural areas. This means, therefore, that how funds are distributed in this Ministry is very key to developing all our regions. We are looking forward to seeing the changes we have mentioned. Somebody has raised the issue of the RML. I think, with due respect to the Minister, we want to see fairness in the way these funds are allocated. So, my main worry with this document is how the funds have been distributed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, issues of councillors' benefits have been raised. I had an opportunity of talking to some councillors. It is a very big issue. The Minister has said that he is looking forward to the trouble. They are promising to make a lot of noise on the same issue. So, we want to see how those councillors can be given some allowances, so that they are motivated in what they are doing. Before we blame them for corruption and lack of proper management, are we also doing our part to ensure that their terms are, at least, improved? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to say much. I want to support this Vote, but on condition that the Minister will look at the redistribution so that all the districts are fairly allocated the funds. I am not saying that all of them should get equal funds but, at least, we should have a formula that ensures that there is justice and fairness in the distribution of those resources. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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