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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "203(3) that talks about division of revenue--- Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, I will read Article 203(3). It says:- “The amount referred to in Clause (2) shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly.” Hon. Deputy Speaker, the accounts of 2010/2011 which we are using are yet to be approved by Parliament. Devolution is a reality. The Constitution anticipates functions to be devolved over three years. In the first year under the administration of His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, all functions and resources have been devolved. Hon. Deputy Speaker, today, I want to speak for the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). We are talking about national values. National values mean equity and justice. I want to tell Ms. Sarah Serem that under Article 10 of the new Constitution, she cannot give a grant to Members of Parliament and deny the same to the MCAs. She must give it. She has no choice. MCAs are the legislators at the county assemblies. If hon. Duale got Kshs.5,000,000 grant, for them to do oversight and go round their wards, they need a similar amount. Either all of us should not get it or Ms. Sarah Serem must give a similar amount, equivalent to their level of governance. MCAs must be given a car grant. They should not be at the mercy of the county governments and always ask for lifts from the county executive. They must drive their cars. They can be given Kshs.2 million or Kshs.1.5 million. That is for Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to decide. But I want to urge my colleagues that, if we want to walk the talk as far as Article 10 on national values is concerned, the hallmark is equity. Equity must be across the board. Equity must come from the National Assembly to the MCAs. From today, I will fight for the MCAs to get a car grant. Those Members who will be with me, let us make sure that the MCAs across the country can drive and get a grant, the way hon. Duale got it. Hon. Deputy Speaker, look at the IDPs, it was the biggest headache for the grand coalition Government, in which I served for two years; very unfortunately. If I knew that was the kind of Government I was to serve, I would not have served in it. But I served in it for two years. They could not solve the burning question of IDPs. What did Uhuru Kenyatta’s Government do in the first year? From the remaining 942 households, 777 households got a cash payment of Kshs.400,000. That was the biggest problem in the last Government – especially in the Ministry of Lands and Ministry of Special Programmes. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the biggest challenge we are facing - and this is the reality – is that, despite the Jubilee Government under His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta investing heavily in security, there are still problems. This House allocated a budget to the security sector. For the first time in the history of Kenya, our men and women in uniform have an insurance cover from July. Our men and women in uniform have a housing policy. Houses are being built. Our men and women have now new technology. They have equipment. We have given them 1,200 vehicles but still security is a challenge. We will ask the President about that. If we feel that there is one or two heads of the security sector that are sleeping on their jobs, he must crack the whip. That is because he has sworn by the Constitution to protect the lives and property of our people. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Nyumba Kumi initiative is a good strategy that can fight terrorism. You must know your neighbour. That is a good initiative that came under the leadership of hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. 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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