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    "id": 468102,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mositet",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 608,
        "legal_name": "Peter Korinko Mositet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I want my concerns to be very clear. For sure, our counties are looking upon us as Senators. The amendment we made to the previous Bill where we raised the minimum amount to be given to counties to Kshs258 billion is not the one we are discussing here. However, we want to be obedient to the law because this was signed into law. We will, however, support it with amendments. My concern is very clear. The people of Kajiado are waiting to see whether the Jubilee Government will deliver what it promised to the people of this country. We know very well that for the economy of this country to pick very well, devolution must take place. We must take money down to the grassroots. We must make sure that development takes root in our counties. Many counties are looking at their governors and the budgets that they came up with. The budget for my county is not very bad. Even though they did not have the capacity, they tried to address issues of development. My only concern is one. Since the Transition Authority was formed, all we have seen including what the Senator for Kakamega has said are people moving from one county to another probably to benchmark or to be taught how devolution should be carried out at the county level. I am wondering, since there are no funds at the counties, what monies they are using if not the money that was set aside earlier where we are told that after it was divided, every county got Kshs61 million. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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