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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I want to thank His Excellency the President for assenting to the Division of Revenue Bill as per the Constitution. Through your indulgence, I also want to make this Statement very clear from the Floor of this House that devolution is not a choice. Article 1(4) of the Constitution sayst- “ (4) The sovereign power of the people is exercised at–– ( a ) the national level; and ( b ) the county level. There is a whole chapter on devolution. The topic on objects and principles of devolved government is found on Article 174. The people of this country voted for this Constitution. The money that has been allocated to the national Government will serve the people of Kenya. The money allocated to the county governments will serve the people of Kenya. From the outset, I want to ask the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to make sure that they have offices in all the 47 counties, so that the Kshs210 billion that is going to the county governments is handled transparently. I will ask my colleagues here that the development money that is going to the county governments must be shared per constituency. For example, the County of Garissa has six constituencies. If the amount of development is Kshs2 billion, it must be shared among the six constituencies so that the Members of Parliament and the county leaders can follow that money. I want to tell the people who are saying that Parliament is fighting devolution that we are the ones who passed the Constitution. The role of the county assembly passed through the Tenth Parliament and some of us were in the “Yes” camp and we voted for the Constitution. I want to urge our leaders that the 34 per cent is double the 15 per cent that is given by the Constitution and it must be respected. I want to tell our colleagues at the counties that we want to support them at the county level. We want the governors and the county assembly to work and help our people. Secondly, the Public Finance Chapter in this Constitution is very clear. Article 202 says that:- “(1) Revenue raised nationally shall be shared equitably among the national and county governments”. This is the law. There is nowhere where it says that all the revenue raised nationally will be given to the county governments. Our Constitution provides for 15 per cent. So, there are many people out there who want to own and own, and say that the"
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