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    "id": 372875,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "No, on a matter of governance. It is about how this country can be run. Hon. Speaker, you are aware that the new Constitution has created a new dispensation in this country in the sense of having two governments which are distinct but interdependent. We passed the Division of Revenue Bill which has been assented to by the President and is now law. We had allocated Kshs210 billion to the county governments to run their affairs. However, at the moment it looks like that seems not to be enough for the county governments. They are infringing into monies meant for the national Government. There is money meant for roads and electrification in constituencies. Article 95 of the Constitution states that we represent the people of Kenya in this House. I seek your guidance. The drafters of the Constitution were not wrong when they said that devolution should occur within three years. We are now having a scenario where things are being lumped up at the county level and these people cannot even run nursery schools. The essence of devolution was not for governors to have flags on their cars or assume titles that do not belong to them. The title “His Excellency” belongs only to the President who is also the Commander-in-Chief. These constituencies are going to die unless this House comes to their rescue. As you are all aware, there is the Constituency Roads Fund. We also have the Constituencies Development Fund. There is also money allocated to constituencies for the rural electrification programme. It seems that the county governments do not see constituencies as a unit of devolution. Every constituency is part of a county. We agree that they have their own county assemblies that deal with their matters. However, constituencies are part of the counties they represent. We might end up in a situation whereby we do not have any money to run our constituencies. The governors see us as"
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