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    "id": 565944,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 444,
        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Ogande Mixed Secondary School, you are very welcome. That is my home county. I am really privileged and honored that they are here. I am sure Hon. Peter Kaluma is very excited that his villagers are here. That is actually from his rural home. He must be very impressed. I will speak on his behalf. Hon. Deputy Speaker, colleagues who have contributed before me have said that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill ought to come slightly earlier than it has come right now. It is supposed to help us canvas all these small issues in terms of allocation of monies to the various counties in a manner that is proper; in a manner that will not show the Senate and the National Assembly in some sort of engaging in antagonism. Moving forward, we need to fast track the Budget making-process in such a manner that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill is discussed in good time, perhaps in the month of April. The second thing I would like to disagree with Hon. Gichigi and I am hoping that he is listening is, is to the extent that he wants the President to veto reservations in The County Allocation of Revenue Bill. The Presidential veto on Bills is a special veto. It cannot be used constantly. It is supposed to be used under exceptional circumstances that the National Assembly and the Senate ought not to be in conformity. Having agreed that there are several things that are wrong with this Bill, for purposes of moving forward, as a country, and for purposes of attaining harmony, let us just proceed with it. If we get the timings right, then I think it would be possible to harmonize the various problems in this Bill with the other Bills that give money to counties. Thirdly, Hon. John Mbadi, my very good friend and Chairman, spoke to the fact that there is need to reduce the number of MCAs. Whereas that looks fine, I think what we need to do to the county assemblies in the various wards, is to fix the number of wards in the Constitution so that we are able to predict how many wards we have in the country, plan for them and the allocation of monies is predictable as opposed to reducing the number of MCAs. I like the fact that this Bill allocates money to my county of Homa Bay. I am hoping that my governor, His Excellency Awiti, does a good job with the money that the county will be given. Constantly, we have had issues with various governors in terms of how---"
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