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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, one such mechanism is dialogue and moral situation to which all of you as leaders have a key role to play. I call on of us not to exploit conflict for political gains. Let us use our good offices to unite Kenyans. Kenyans are eagerly waiting for the establishment of the county governments. The exceptionally high expectation for devolution puts the onus on us to enact legislation that will ensure effective systems of devolved government. To provide for immediate arrangements for the establishment of county governments, the Government will establish the transition authority as soon as the relevant Bill is passed. At the same time, Ministries will proceed in earnest with the ongoing programmes to build capacity. Our aim is to give county governments necessary technical skills and infrastructure, so that they can deliver much needed public services as soon as they are set up. We will submit to this House the Public Financial Management Bill later this week. The road to this Bill has been rocky, not because of any partisan interest or bureaucratic infighting. There was a desire on one hand to ensure that much needed fiscal discipline will be observed throughout the counties with oversight of the national treasury. There was also a genuine interest on the other hand to empower counties, so that they can ably discharge their responsibilities to the people. I believe the Bill strikes the right balances among competing interests and will deserve our support."
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