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    "id": 357844,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/357844/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this Bill because it is long overdue, and we are also looking at how the county governments will start functioning right away, because they are already in place. I believe that the initial allocation should be more than what we are looking at here, because it will, first of all, set up infrastructure in these counties. I know most of them want this because they do not have proper infrastructure. Some of these county governments have inherited huge debts from the previous local governments. Unless this matter is taken into consideration, some of this money allocated to the counties might just service these debts. So, we should also look at a way to make sure that the funds allocated will not just go into servicing debts, but will make the county governments functional. We must also look at disaster management issues. Most of these erstwhile local governments were unable to carry out disaster management when it happens. So, we must also look at how these county governments will handle emergencies when they arise. As I support this Bill, I propose that some of these considerations must be looked into, so that we allocate enough funds to enable them, from the outset, start functioning without any problem. This is because the initial allocations must be more than the future allocations because I know that we will use the money for capacity building, servicing debts and other functions that may not be seen at this time."
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