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"speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not an exaggeration to say that time is not on our side, particularly in regard to implementing the provisions of the county governments. In recent years, we have seen squabbles stall even mundane initiatives like deciding the location of a district headquarters. As leaders from various designated counties, we need to start brainstorming on these issues. Do we need to build new headquarters for the counties or do we turn the existing facilities like the offices of the Provincial Commissioners and District Commissioners into offices of the county governments? We need to avoid the risk that resources will be provided to local governments without the capacity and accountability to spend them responsibly and efficiently. We need to ensure that county governments will have the capacity to manage their financial affairs. We need a well designed and implemented public finance management system for devolved governments, which preserves a substantial degree of autonomy in making fiscal decisions. If controls are inadequate or information quality is poor, county governmentsâ performance and accountability will be undermined. Work, therefore, needs to start on capacity building for future human resource managers, auditors, budget controllers and revenue officers ahead of the arrival of the county governments."
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