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    "id": 26468,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Ongoro",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 125,
        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
        "slug": "elizabeth-ongoro"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. I want to draw the attention of the House to the objects of the Bill contained in Clause 2. Bearing that in mind, I want us to look at Clause 5(2b). It talks about the responsibilities of the Treasury in relation to the contingencies fund. It states that they will be required to pay from the Fund without undue delay all advance made under Clause 6. It is further subjected to Clause 7. Without overstating, this implies a lot of bureaucracy. I also want to emphasize the fact that there is a critical need to fortify this statement and completely make it impossible for the Treasury to starve the county government of funding, or delay the release of their funding unduly. We all recall that one of the pillars of the new Constitution was the spirit of devolution. Kenyans voted overwhelmingly for the new Constitution because of a devolved system of governance and creation of county governments. However, that was the easy part. The difficult part is sustaining county governments until such time that they are able to stand on their own. Just like in the process of child bearing, conception is not the very difficult part, or bringing forth. However, the most critical part is actually taking care of a child until such time that they are able to stand on their own. So, if we are not very strict with the Central Government and the Treasury to ensure that, at least, critical moments, that the county governments will receive their funding on time without any obstacle or delays, so that they stand on their own, then we will be negating the whole spirit of the new Constitution."
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