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    "id": 344551,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am very clear. It is not about Ministries being allocated money but it is about the Constitution. I will go further and say that this Minister is one who believes in centralism. He does not believe in devolution. Until today, this Minister has not brought the County Revenue Bill. He has also not brought the County Appropriations Bill and the County Finance Bill. He is talking about the Attorney-General bringing these Bills later on. Under the Constitution, we are not asking him the salaries of the county representatives, the Governors and their staff. That is their right. The Minister is not doing them a favour. The county governments need to devolve in the three months given under the Constitution. Who said that he should only give them salaries? Why can he not give them the Kshs30 billion that the Constitution talks about under the pro-rata of the 15 per cent basis? Why is the Minister denying them that? These are the moral questions that we are asking him. They are entitled to the 15 per cent under the Constitution. Why does the Minister want to circumvent this? Let us uphold the Constitution. Let this Minister come out clear and tell the nation why he is circumventing the emergency fund of a devolved system of government in this country for the first three months."
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