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    "id": 510372,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to also support this Motion. I wish to begin by thanking the Committee that has done this good job. In fact, we can only say that it is extraordinary performance on the part of a Committee in this House. We ask them to keep it up. We ask other Committees to follow suit. I am happy that governors will have to keep quiet after we adopt these reports because every time they talk about the funding to the counties, they blame this House for delay in approving the audited accounts. Once we approve these accounts, we will have a realistic calculation of the percentage of the Government revenue that is going to the counties. Once we approve these accounts, we should forget the necessity of a referendum unless it is just a political gimmick and way to sustain the relevance of certain individuals. Immediately after we pass these accounts, we will not need to do that. Indeed, based on the current percentages, the revenues to the counties or the share to the counties could even double to more than Kshs400 billion. I, therefore, think that it is important that Members of this House act speedily to conclude this particular Motion."
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