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    "id": 719759,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Division of Revenue Bill, 2017. This is an important Bill as highlighted. It is also in the fulfilment of the Constitution. It is important for Kenyans to pay attention to the kind of monies that are being divided between the national Government and the county governments. We have all those kinds of budgets that we appropriate and yet, not much is happening at the county level. As you may be aware, we are facing a crisis in terms of drought at this moment in this country. After all these years of Independence, it is shameful that we are faced with that situation and floods every now and then. For all the money that we appropriate, instead of counties that are entrusted with the responsibility of providing water and agriculture spending the money to make conditions better, it does not happen. This is why Kenyans - as we are now in the electioneering year - need to look at the leaders they vote in. What are they doing with the resources that we appropriate to the counties? We cannot be a people who depend on nature and vagaries of weather while we are appropriating funds which, if invested well, could give us development. We are now giving the counties all the money - the equitable share of Kshs291,136,000,000. We also have all those other monies that are given to counties as conditional grants. Some of those monies should be invested in agriculture; in water harvesting; in stimulating agricultural activities; in stimulating irrigation and also in the areas where livestock is kept. We have seen other areas which are even drier than our country investing in improving fodder and water. Even in the counties which have suffered all the years and with the monies appropriated at that level, nothing seems to change. The fundamental thing now is that this may also be an indication--- The question is: Why do we have problems in certain regions of this country? It is not because of resources. Even if there is the question of resources, the main challenge is human resource. The main challenge is the people who were elected and entrusted with the responsibilities of managing the resources for the people. At the end of the day, this year, citizens have to be wise and ask themselves about the people who have been entrusted with the monies like what we are appropriating here. How will 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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