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    "id": 525377,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, according to Article 219 of the Constitution, a county’s share of revenue raised by the national Government shall be transferred to the county without undue delay and without deduction, except when the transfer has been stopped under Article 225. In that context, I think it would be prudent to reword that amendment, so that it provides that 1 percent of the revenue--- Alternatively, that amendment should be to the Division of Revenue Bill, so that it becomes a conditional grant of 1 percent and even more importantly, to remove the capacity building issues, because if we include all those broad issues, then that money will not meet its purpose. Just say that it is for monitoring and evaluation, in accordance with Article 96(3), so that it is specifically for the Senate to do its oversight function. If that is done, then we will be within the Constitution. Otherwise, if we proceed in the direction proposed currently, we will offend Article 219. Madam Temporary Speaker, having said that, one other point is that I oppose this criteria. It reminds me of how a group of bright young men in the early 1960’s met and came up with a paper called Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965. That was the late Tom Mboya, Mwai Kibaki and a few other people. That Paper is responsible for the destruction and the economic marginalization that we have seen in this country. They simply said: “Concentrate on the so-called high potential areas”. The product of that Paper has excluded three quarters of the country from accessing development. That is the tragedy of this county and what devolution came to correct. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have no problem with the population, and I know there are counties which have a lot of people and they need to be funded. But you also have counties which are sparsely populated, but they are of huge economic potential."
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