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    "content": "Fellow Kenyans, the state of devolution is a story of rapid implementation. It is profoundly welcome by the Kenyan people and my administration's dedication to its success. Few countries anywhere in the world have undertaken such a fundamental transformation of their structures of government in such an incredibly short time. Kenya has achieved this and I would like to congratulate every Kenyan for their outstanding and unwavering support for this process. I also thank Parliament, the Council of Governors, the county assemblies, and the Constitutional Commissions for their commitment to the cause of devolution. In spite of disagreements and, sometimes, very strong opposing views, we have stayed the course. Today we celebrate the success of reaching this advanced phase of implementation. We can share in a moment of satisfaction, knowing that more work remains to be done. My Government has fully supported devolution, in the belief that it promises a future of shared prosperity for all of us. We know it broadens opportunities across the country and ensures that our journey forward will leave no Kenyan behind. My Government’s commitment to devolution means that every year of this administration, we have transferred at least double the constitutional minimum of 15 per cent of shareable revenues to the counties. In absolute Kenya Shillings terms, we are talking of transferring one trillion to the 47 county governments as of Financial Year 2016/17, of which, 168 billion has gone directly to Arid and Semi-arid counties; 6 billion as part of the Equalisation Fund targeting previously under-resourced areas; 87 billion to the Constituency Development Fund; and, 13.4 billion to youth, women and persons with disability as part of Affirmative Action. For me this is the biggest demonstration of my administration’s commitment to devolution."
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