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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, in the last financial year, county assemblies were stuck. They could not operate because the funds that they were given by the county executive were not sufficient. That is why we also support the formation of a County Assembly Revenue Fund. We want them to have a fund that they can control. That way, they can exercise their oversight role. Today, I heard on the radio the Chairman of the County Speakers Forum, hon. (Dr.) Nuh of the county assemblies lamenting that whenever MCAs want to go to inspect a project, they must get funds from the executive. When they ask for funds, the executive is not ready to give them funds. So, they end up not inspecting those projects. The oversight role of county assemblies is limited by the fact that there are no funds for the assemblies. This Bill is timely and by passing it, we will be giving the county assemblies the needed autonomy to be able to work. This is the right thing to do and I want to commend the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and its Members for coming up with this Bill. It will go a long way in ensuring that county assembly performs as it is envisaged in the Constitution. ` With these remarks, I want to support."
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