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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as the previous contributor has said, I also want to say that I support the caveat that we support this Bill on the basis that there are going to be amendments and it was useful and necessary to hear the Senate Leader of Majority give us that assurance; that an appropriate time, this Bill will be amended so the allocations as contained in the Bill will be enhanced upwards. I want to start from the beginning. For devolution to work, it will require political commitment on the part of all the players and this is not just the national government, the devolved structures of the county government but all Kenyans altogether, as we decided in this new constitutional dispensation that devolution is right for the country and that is the way we have to go. For it to succeed, I want to propose and submit that it will largely depend on the county governments themselves. If the county governments do not run those devolved structures properly, that is the beginning of failure. Indeed, it has been demonstrated in other countries where there are devolved structures that there are regions which can actually do very well even when the national performance overall in the economy is below average. I want to say that for the devolved systems of government to work, the county governments themselves must get it right. To get it right and I agree with other Senators who have contributed in this regard, they must run those county 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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