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    "id": 674876,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Koyi",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "I am asking myself, and I believe other hon. Members are asking themselves, too, where this Bill has been all this time. If it was read the First Time in 2014, why did it not come to this House for discussion so that it could get presidential assent? Did the Senators sit on it intentionally? The Constitution gives powers to the county governments to execute their mandates. We have many problems in many counties because this law has not been in place. There are very few counties in this country where you can pass and see the work done. Many of the counties have been hiding in the constituencies. If an area Member of Parliament implements or executes work in the constituency, governors take advantage and say that they have done the work though they have not been working. They have just been taking away the resources and even the collections that they have been collecting. The governors have been keeping the big chunk of the money collected in their pockets preparing for the coming general elections. It is now time for the MCAs to take this chance after the Bill is passed and assented to by the President to have powers to check and execute their mandate in every constituency so that this country can move forward. To add on that, indeed, the Government has given a lot of money to the county governments but they cannot account for the money. It is three years down the line since this devolution took place. This is the fourth year and we cannot see a lot done by the county governments. I stand to support this Bill although it has delayed but it is better than never. We should pass it so that we know why the governors have been misusing money. I support. Thank you."
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