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    "id": 396969,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. Indeed, it was in that context that we do not want to allow county governments to just sit at home waiting for this block cheque from Nairobi and do nothing. We would like to encourage them to raise money. Narok County should be one of the richest counties in this country. It was the bad management from Nairobi that did not allow the potential of Narok to be realised. This is why we must push them, as the Senate, and ensure that our role is not just limited to revenue division and revenue allocation. Finally, now that we have successfully divided revenue, allocated it and are even passing this schedule, I would like to urge my colleagues, Members of the Senate, not to sleep on our laurels. We must go a step further. We must join Members of County Assemblies (MCA) in ensuring that this money does not end up being subjected to devolution of corruption from Nairobi to devolution of corruption at the county governments. We all know that petty corruption has been going on in the counties since time immemorial. It is the grand corruption that takes place in Nairobi that has been missing in the counties. So, if we do not stand up, together with MCAs, to fight corruption in the expenditure of devolved funds, then devolution will fail. We would not like to see this happen. I beg to support."
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