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    "id": 719803,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/719803/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 981,
        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
        "slug": "priscilla-nyokabi-kanyua"
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    "content": "We have the question of the formula pending and it is time the second generation formula was used so that we give more allocation to all the 47 counties. The assumption earlier was that if the marginalised counties got a lot more funding, then they would invest a lot of their money in development and catch up with the rest of the country. What we are seeing with the county funds is that corruption is from county No.1 to county No.47. Misuse of funds is from county No. 1 to county No.47. As we look at the second generation formula, there needs to be a higher allocation to those who exercise fiscal accountability better. It is time counties got money according to how they spend it. Counties should get money according to how much they raise. As we go into the future, some of those matters need to be addressed. But, in the meantime, we await the second generation formula which is going to be a lot more better in terms of how the Kshs323 billion is shared across the counties. As it is now, some counties are getting a lot more money than they can spend while some counties are getting very little funding that they can hardly keep up with services. My county of Nyeri falls in the latter category. We hardly get enough resources to finance the services that we need to finance for the people of Nyeri County. The formula has really been unfavourable to counties like my own. It is time that this formula is resolved and looked at."
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