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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No. 03 of 2016). I want to start by saying that there is nothing more profound in the new architecture of our constitutional order than devolution; both as a concept, a philosophy of managing affairs of our country, as a practice and a model of development. It is fantastic. Because of devolution, we now have a guarantee that every single corner of this country that has been divided into 47 counties is assured of irreducible minimum share of the revenues of this land. It is so gratifying to watch previously neglected corners of this country like Mandera and Wajir unveil historic projects like the first ever tarmac roads or modern equipment for county hospitals. As leaders, history has granted us a very unique opportunity to preside over the rolling out of this very unique historic model of managing the affairs of our land. By all intents and purposes and with all our energy, we must support devolution. We must support more resources to be spent on developing every inch, every grain of sand and every blade of grass across the length and breadth of our land. Having said that, it would be remiss of us as leaders and as a House if we do not acknowledge the huge challenges that devolution has faced in this first four years of implementing that important facet of our Constitution. I will not shy away to declare on the Floor of this House that whereas people mention various threats to devolution, risks faced by devolution, the greatest threat to devolution in the last four years has been the conduct of some governors and their governments. The manner in which they have managed the allocated resources every year, the style of management, their attitude and their prioritisation - which has been completely upside down and lopsided - add to that the serious weaknesses in the capacity of the various county assemblies to play their oversight role, then you have a cocktail that has seriously compromised the beautiful dream of devolution. If you really support devolution and are committed to the success of devolution, then you must be bold enough to stand at whatever The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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