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    "id": 499007,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. I also stand to support the amendment. I will start by talking about the realities of what happens in counties. Right from the beginning, the expectations of devolution were that the real socio-economic development would take place. That would be in the development budget. However, I think the recurrent budget is also real. People work in counties and have different expectations. People have different provisions that they must meet. Therefore, if you cut down too much on the recurrent budget, you will get to a point where county governments will not survive all together. Having said that; moving forward, counties need to find ways of making money and methodologies to cut down on their recurrent budgets. At the end of the day, devolution must be felt. I support the slight increment, so that the balance can remain at 40 per cent for development and 60 per cent for recurrent. I also agree that progressive increments should be done over time. It is important to emphasise that the 40 per cent should be accounted for and to go specifically into the development agenda that can be shared. Counties should know exactly what has happened with the money that has been allocated. I beg support."
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