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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "determining how and when the Fund should be used. I think this is a good move. However, we should think of deliberate efforts because 0.5 per cent of our ordinary revenue is very low. Let us think of deliberate efforts to help those areas that have been persistently and consistently over the years been marginalized, for example, North Eastern Province. This is why there is a lot of disenfranchisement in this country! Some regions even do not want to vote because they do not see the value of voting. It is high time this country looked into the interest of these marginalized areas to bring them up to where other regions are. Before I sit down, I want to disagree with my friend who has just walked out, Dr. Naomi Shaban. Since we came to Parliament, we have been very good friends even though we are on the opposite sides of the political divide. There is this talk about governors and county governments. As Parliament, we need to exercise patience with county governments. These governments just came in place in April last year. We must accept that to set up structures is not an easy thing. It is not good for us as a country to demonize and start criticizing county governments early in the day. We will lose this devolution if we are not careful. We will make Kenyans be disillusioned at devolution. We need to protect county governments. Let the governors run even for two years after which we will be able to judge them. It is too early. Even when we talk of absorbing these funds--- That is why I was opposed to giving so much money to the counties in the first year. This is because it was not going to be easy for the governors to absorb that money within the short period that we gave them. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is still time. I do not know why there is this hurry in trying to condemn the governors. I know hon. Angwenyi, my teacher, is now not happy, but I will tell you as a fact and as someone who has extensive knowledge and experience in financial management that it is not easy to absorb funds within six months. Let us give these governors time to settle in their jobs. Let us minimize criticism after which we will be able to judge whether or not they are able to deliver. If anything, they will be sorted out by the voters. Why should we so much be stressed by something that can be sorted out? Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance. I support this Bill."
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