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    "id": 429163,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohammed Diriye",
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        "legal_name": "Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the debate on Division of Revenue Bill. But I would also like to support it very cautiously because the county governments are supported by everybody, but one year down the line, they have not shown much progress. Therefore, while we celebrate the increment of the county governments funding to 43 per cent, we need to be very careful. I wish the county governments were very clear and accountable for the progress and development they have attained. I can very confidently say that despite the billions that were given to the county governments, what the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) has done, particularly in my constituency – and it is less than Kshs100 million or about Kshs80 million – is much more than what the billions we gave to the county governments have achieved. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to say that the Kshs3.4 billion that is meant for Rural Electrification Authority (REA) should better be channeled through CDF or through REA. That is because the county governments have enough funds already. In addition, there are some counties in this country that are marginalized very much, especially the counties in northern Kenya. Up to now, we do not have roads, electricity and water. In North Eastern Province, from Garissa to Mandera, there is no single road with tarmac. We wish that apart from what the county governments and national Government are doing, there should be implementation of some development projects. That is because 50 years down the line, the situation is pathetic in that region. Without tarmacked roads, you cannot pass through our region to access another region. There is also no electricity connection within a 10 kilometre radius in my constituency."
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