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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "On that particular function, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I gave an example of the learning curve. This is something new. They do not have the history and heritage. My assumption is that the TA has people who have the expertise. They have been facing many teething problems as they have been doing this. As far as the issue of transition is concerned, we have had many challenges because the critical stakeholders have been antagonistic of each other. Having gone through this and because of the antagonistic nature and the conflict of interest of the stakeholders, we have heard the pronouncement by the Council of Governors and the National Assembly. An example is the classification of roads. This has been a very critical issue. Some of the road projects that are supposed to have been done by the CDF have not been finalised especially where the TA had to come in for classification. That is why we also had a court case and the court ruled. As we speak, even the CDF road projects have been suspended. So, the new Committee that is coming has lack of expertise and they do not have that experience, just as in the learning curve. This is the only worry we have. That is why we are saying that the TA should continue. Let us allocate them more money in the budget allocations. We have more confidence in them as opposed to this new agency which is going to be under the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. The ministry does not have a devolution policy. How is this agency going to work? It is under the Ministry of Devolution and Planning and yet there is no devolution policy to provide the framework. That is why we are looking at these issues. We have doubts in our minds. In the long run, we might lose billions of shillings and assets when transferring and auditing."
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