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    "id": 417726,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nassir",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2433,
        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
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    "content": "I would like to say that this House does not represent 349 people but it represents the thunderous voice of over 30 million Kenyans. We are the ones who have the right jurisdiction to be the voice of the people of this country. It is true that there are some governors who have done the right things and they have upheld this Constitution. Those governors have realized the dream of devolution. However, this House needs to act unanimously. The Constitution allows us to ensure that at least 15 per cent of the national Budget is distributed to the counties but this House approved an allocation that was in excess of 20 per cent of the national Budget for the county governments. This is a case of loving a baby so much that you end up over-feeding it. After over-feeding the baby, you realise that it is suffering from constipation. This House needs to put things in order not for any other reason but for purposes of safeguarding the interests of this country’s 40 million Kenyans. I am proposing that during the coming Budget, we ensure that we give what is due to the counties – 15 per cent – contrary to what my friend here said. In actual fact, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) has actually been seen to be doing more devolution than what has been done by some county governments. With respect to other devolution funds, we have the women county representatives who might as well be able to do quite a bit with those funds on the ground. There is nothing wrong in the CDFs building more institutions and putting in place more structures. Hon. Speaker, before the financial year lapses, we need to enact laws to ensure that governors or any other public officers who are supposed to be accountable to Parliament are held accountable. When held to account, some of them rush to court and the courts, in disregard of the Constitution, give judgements in favour of such public officers, who do not wish to be audited. This House needs to enact laws to bar such people from holding any public office whatsoever. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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