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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me make a general point on this issue that is very important. Normally, we are put under pressure when it comes to the question of division and allocation of revenue. We play a very important role in so far as the division and allocation of revenue is concerned. However, we are not playing an effective role with regard to how that revenue is used or deployed by the counties. The success of the counties or the devolved system of government is not going to work out if we are just a purveyor of revenue, but we cannot oversight how that revenue is used. Let me remind you that in the one party era, to ensure that this beast of corruption germinated in the system, the office of the Auditor-General was killed. Partly, by denying it security of tenure and by dividing it into two; that is when the problem started. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in Article 229 of the Constitution, there are constitutional timelines that must be fulfilled. According to this Constitution, if you violate any provisions of this Constitution, even in relation to a timeline, action will be taken against you. We impeach governors on constitutional violations. If we are going to be made to violate the Constitution on account of some institution not playing its role, then I think that this project of devolution may fail and we will be blamed. My suggestion would be that we have a Kamukunji and then have a discussion with the office of the Auditor-General and find out what the problems are."
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