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"content": "In conclusion, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to, once again, thank hon. Members for their very wonderful contributions. We shall take them positively and come up with amendments. But let me put it on record that Treasury supports devolution. Treasury will go out of its way to make sure that county governments perform. This is because if they do not perform, the whole country will not perform. So, I do not know where this notion came from that Treasury does not support devolution. It is wrong notion because we support devolution. It is in the Constitution and it is our job and responsibility to support it. Even in this Budget, we have put aside Kshs3 billion to help the county governments, particularly for those counties which have no headquarters. I can hear the hon. Member for Kipipiri saying that in Nyanduara, they do not have county headquarters; that their headquarters is in another county. There is money to provide for construction of governor’s residence, offices and the debating chambers for county representatives. So, Kshs3 billion has been set aside. The Equalization Fund has also been set aside. This shows that the Treasury actually supports county governments. In addition, we are training people who will be able to open up county treasuries because without a county treasury, the county government will not be able operate."
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