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    "id": 294224,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ngugi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Mwaniki Ngugi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Members for supporting the amendments. I want to say that if other amendments or Presidential Memoranda that come to this House are handled in this manner, we can go a long way. When the Committee received the President’s Memorandum, it summoned officials from the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security; the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs; the Ministry in charge of Local Authorities; the Office of the Attorney-General and the members of the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC), from whom we received views. The amendments that we have just passed are as a result of those consultations. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I want to thank those Ministries, on the part of the Executive; Members of the Committee and fellow hon. Members for passing the amendments. I also want to say that it is good to hear the Minister for Finance say that they will ensure that there is enough money for devolution. I say so because we are worried. The Transition Authority had been allocated only Kshs200 million in the Budget for the next financial year. It is Parliament which increased that allocation by another Kshs100 million. If you look at the enormous work that the Transition Authority has to undertake, you will appreciate that even Kshs1 billion is not enough for the Authority. Therefore, I hope that the Minister for Finance will walk the talk. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I appeal to all the presidential candidates to enjoin Ms. Karua in supporting the devolution fully."
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