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    "id": 719842,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) H.K. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Humphrey Kimani Njuguna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to make my contributions to this very important Bill. We are talking about allocating Kshs1.5 trillion between the national Government and the county governments in line with our Constitution. This is not little money. It is not Kshs1.5 million; it is Kshs1.5 trillion. It is money that can determine a lot in terms of economic growth and development in this country. I suppose all of us are in support of this Bill but, the fundamental question we are raising is in terms of implementation. All Kenyans have this question. This country has gone through very fundamental changes in the last two decades. We have very fundamental changes in law, in institutions and even in policy. At one time we thought that if we were able to have the fundamental changes we have had in law, in institutions and in policy, then we would fix the problems in this country. The hallmark of this was the Constitution, 2010. All of us know what this country went through to get the current constitutional dispensation in place but, we are saying, yes, we even have a new structure of Government. We have the central Government and we have the devolved governments. If you look at the objects of the new structure of Government in this country, Kenyans thought or wanted--- Our Constitution, like I have always said, was a product of social facts. So, Kenyans thought they would have development at the rural areas by having the new structure of Government. Kenyans thought areas that were formerly marginalised would now grow or come up and catch up with the areas that; perhaps, the hitherto central Government had not considered. Perhaps, we are now asking because we have been there. This Government has been there for the last four years. The new structure of Government has been there. Can we all rate ourselves and see what we have been able to achieve? We are not saying much. We cannot table much in terms 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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