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    "id": 719951,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/719951/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 12482,
        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
        "slug": "kenneth-odhiambo-okoth"
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    "content": "To me, this Division of Revenue Bill with 68 per cent of the money remaining with the national Government when the majority of our people rely on county governments which are starting to take off and impacting on people’s lives so that they are building roads, Early Childhood Education Centres (ECDCs), markets, responding to emergencies at the local level, devolution is the right thing. This country was not wrong to go for devolution. Let us make sure we devolve money adequate to the functions that have been devolved. My wish is to see that, at least, 40 or 45 per cent of the money is devolved to the counties and the national Government to reduce the wastage that we see here in Nairobi. With those few remarks, I beg to disagree with this Division of Revenue Bill because I do not think it matches the ambitions and the visions of real devolution where functions, leadership and services are brought closer to the people and the resources to deliver them are brought closer to the people. I still think this alleged 32 per cent is a figure that does not reach what it needs to be. Thank you."
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