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    "id": 357671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I said that the CRA is a creation of this House, and that it is up to the Members of this House to make sure that the formula developed by the CRA complies with both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. Having said so, I want to confirm to the House that what the national Government will bring to this House today and tomorrow will be subjected to the formula developed by the CRA. Secondly, the CRA is a natural arbiter mandated to make sure that resources are provided in order for the national Government and the county governments to function. In this Bill, there are special provisions for some counties, mainly urban counties. For example, service delivery in the County of Kisumu cannot be, in terms of size, the same as service delivery in the County of Marsabit, where hon. Ganya comes from. In terms of service delivery, there is some particular allocation of Kshs14 billion for counties with huge service delivery mandate. These include Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu et cetera. We should look at the Bill in the context of the goodwill expressed by the Treasury and the CRA. Likewise, it is because some counties have been marginalised for a long time that the Constitution provides for the Equalisation Fund for about 14 counties. In order for these counties to develop to the level of other counties, the drafters of the Constitution created the Equalisation Fund. Those provisions are in this Bill. Thirdly, there is something hon. Members were discussing this morning. I said that Article 203 of our Constitution sets the parameters and principles of sharing these resources between the national Government and the counties. One of the principles is national interest. That is why you see NIS and the Department of Defence. That is why you see the office of the DPP. That is why you see some allocations for Parliament, Judiciary and the National Police Service. These allocations are as a result of national interest. We need to equip our police force under the police service reform. We must create an extra budget under the line of national interest. We will even provide more funds under the Item for public debt and national obligations. As a country, we have obligations to other financial institutions and other governments. Such obligations must"
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