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    "id": 643150,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643150/?format=api",
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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. It is commendable that we have been able to pass this important piece of legislation, however several things have come to the fore. First, we are giving money to the county governments, which is a good thing. The percentages we have given them is not what the law anticipates but it is an increment from what we gave them last year. We must demand for efficiency at the county level because, apart from the money that we give the counties, there is also money that they ought to ordinarily generate from amongst themselves. You will find that when we were under the local governments, various local governments used to generate much more money than the counties are generating right now. Whereas we are going to push the national Government constantly to increase the amount of money that is allocated to the county governments, we also need to see an increase in the revenues collected by the various county governments. The second thing which is very important to me is that shortly, we might be passing the Health Bill, which is a key devolved function. I look forward to a moment when counties will prioritise health functions so that buying drugs and paying healthcare personnel are not functions that are pushed to the periphery. Medical facilities ought to be given the due concern that they should so that people do not suffer due to lack of drugs and lack of payment of personnel. It is good that we have passed the Division of Revenue Bill---"
}