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    "id": 357467,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/357467/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogolla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1264,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "If at all our commitment to devolution is to be realised, the resources must be sent to the counties. However, as we talk about more resources going to the counties, we are also burdened with the idea that the National Government also has functions to perform. If you critically look at the functions that we are devolving, you will realise that the Government departments as currently constituted are 40 in a district. Out of the 40 departments, there are six constituencies or districts in a county. That gives a big volume of personnel that will move to the counties. Therefore, this means that there is a huge implication that the personnel will have on the resources that we want to send to the counties. I am trying to say that the Bill fell short of indicating to us that out of the Kshs154 billion that we are talking about, what portion is for Recurrent Expenditure and what portion is for Development Expenditure? If we do not do that, chances are that the entire amount of money that we are allocating the counties will basically go to Recurrent Expenditure and we will end up with very little or almost nothing for purposes of development. If that were to be the case, we will have the counties servicing wages rather than providing services. I think this is clear. This is more so when we have not properly allocated functions. There is no hold on functions. However, with close scrutiny, you will realise that there are many functions that are still held."
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