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    "id": 453932,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 18,
        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill is trying to commit funds of county governments by demanding that boards and structures that this Bill will create, be funded by the county government resources. We have no business determining how county governments are going to use their resources. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Article 176 of the Constitution clearly gives the county executive the mandate to only account in terms of how they use county resources only in their county assemblies. By committing the funds of the county governments in Nairobi, we are basically usurping those constitutional powers that the Constitution gave to the county assemblies. In addition, the Constitution actually gives county governments under Article 176, the powers to organize their governments. If they need to delegate some functions to the constituency levels, those powers are clearly stipulated in our Constitution. This Bill is trying to usurp those powers by creating structures at national, county and ward levels. It is not acceptable.Moreover, involving the National Assembly, legislators like us, or the Senators in the affairs of county governments or other levels of government actually goes against the principles of established functions and powers within the national Government and the county governments. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the spirit of the Bill. They need to have well harmonized development plans and proposals at the county level. But I will not allow an ordinary Bill, like this one, to undermine the constitutional mandate of a devolved government. Devolution is the future for the marginalized counties like mine. We have largely delegated resources and power, and those resources that have been delegated to the counties must be managed at the county level by the county governments and the county assemblies. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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