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    "id": 476704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "We did not agree with the Senate on this because what the Constitution requires is that for every financial year, the equitable share of revenue raised nationally shall be allocated to county governments and it shall not be less than 15 per cent of all revenue collected by the national Government. It says that this will be calculated on the basis of the most recently audited accounts. So, you must demonstrate the calculation. We insisted that somewhere, there must be a calculation of 43 per cent. Finally, I have heard a number of us talk about the mismanagement of resources at the county. I want to say this with your permission; the fact that there has been mismanagement of resources in some counties or many counties, should not make us roll back on the gains of devolution. What we need to do is to ask the relevant authorities; the Auditor General, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Senate, to hold those accountable. They should take them to jail so that we protect our devolution. We must understand, those of us who are thinking that we will centralize--- 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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