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    "content": "There is also the whole idea of the role of county governments themselves and benefits sharing. This is the direction that the world is moving to. The area of natural resources is now governed by certain cardinal principles, including that of subsidiarity, where decision making is decentralized to the lowest possible level. The issue of benefits sharing is also taken to the basic level. I see no reason why the national Government should be harvesting the resources of a forest in Cherangany Hills while Trans Nzoia County and the neighbouring Elgeyo-Marakwet County – that tower encompasses those counties – do not benefit at all. So, there must be some form of benefits sharing. Counties are legitimate beneficiaries. They should be direct beneficiaries in terms of revenue so that they are encouraged. They are the people who are best suited to manage these resources. Madam Temporary Speaker, finally along the same line, I am convinced going forward, given the complexity of forest management and conservation issues, the national Government could even transfer management issues that fall within national Government through Articles 186 and 187 of the Constitution. This is because counties are best suited to even perform some of the functions that could still be vested in the national Government on behalf of the national Government. I see nothing wrong with that because the spirit of the two levels of Government is cooperation and consultation. It is not conflict and competition. They are all serving the same Kenyans. I see nothing wrong if county Governments are empowered. With those many remarks, I beg to move."
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