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    "id": 349527,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kathuri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 38,
        "legal_name": "Emilio Mureithi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to commend the Minister for making it possible to adjourn this House and go to campaign early enough so that, at least, we can be sure our competitors are not finding it easy. While supporting the Minister, it is also good to let him know that as much as he has provided for the local authorities, he should be aware that there are many members of staff who have retired from the local authorities and have been complaining seriously. We have seen them staging demonstrations in Embu. I can see they have provided for salaries. But I would urge him together with his staff to ensure that they also dig into the whole issue and confirm whether the local authorities have serious debts that may make the governors not to function properly while in office. This should not be so difficult because this is something they can compile conveniently. That can be done with the help of the existing structures within the Ministry at the local authority level. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are getting into a new dispensation and yet procurement procedures are cumbersome. Some of them have led to wastage of resources. The Minister and his staff need to look at all the ways of making the processes simpler even if it means waiving some of the conditions that have made it so difficult for us to get competitive bids. Some services have been made expensive for no apparent reason. Now that we have seen that the devolved governments will definitely run short of money, it is good that they be aware of this so that they can see where they can adjust their procurement law so that they function and procure without hitches. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also of concern that even as we get into county governments, the Treasury is expected to collect resources through taxes and related fees and charges. It is also still of concern that the National Land Commission is not yet operational and yet, there are some issues which ought to be tackled through that Commission. It is a commission that could lead in revenue generation. A good example is the Land Board which ought to have been put in place in my constituency. We are still waiting for the National Land Commission to be gazetted. This is what is going to enable the Government collect revenue. When it is missing, revenue is getting lost. Even if it is not lost, I believe that it is not being remitted to Government and yet, this is the revenue that is seriously needed to make sure that the systems functions with the right funding."
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