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    "id": 484907,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamwea",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance. Fundamentally, I am opposing this Motion. I will give you my reasons. You know, we have a responsibility to protect the Constitution and to follow what the Finance Act says. I want to read the Second Schedule on conditional additional allocation to county governments. That is Page 10; how funds have been allocated by the Senate to various counties. It is better I read so that Members can understand the issues I am raising. You realize that Baringo, last year, had Kshs.382 million, but the amount has been reduced to Kshs.182 billion. Bomet had Kshs.272 million, but the amount has been reduced to Kshs.150 million. Bungoma had Kshs.334 million, but the amount has been increase to Kshs.711 million. Busia had Kshs.266 million, but the amount has been increased to Kshs.661 million. Elgeyo Marakwet had Kshs.744 million, but the amount has been reduced to Kshs.139 million. If we pass this as Parliament, truly we are a rubber stamp Parliament. We cannot allow the Senate to pass this; we are told that if we do not pass it, anyway it has passed. So, I find it impossible, as a Member of Parliament elected to protect the interests of Kenyans, to allow this kind of Bill to be passed by the National Assembly. Members, I want you to look at the figures that I am reading. In some counties, the amount has been increased twice and in others even five times. I want to know the composition of the Senate which sits in the Finance Committee. I want to know the composition of the Senate which sits in the Finance Committee. You will find that the composition of Senate which sits in the Finance Committee have allocated money to the counties. We sit in the National Assembly to 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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