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    "id": 729942,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/729942/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 18,
        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
        "slug": "francis-ganya"
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    "content": "We allocate a lot of funds every year, and that is demanded by the Constitution, to our counties. However, we need to streamline and put the necessary structures and procedures in place to ensure serious accountability and transparency. As we appreciate devolution and the fact that so many of the marginal counties are getting a lot of money now, there should be some level of responsibility to ensure that these funds are put into good use. With good budgeting, and if our governors are good at managing the challenges they face in the counties, I do not think many people would have suffered from drought as they have this year. For instance, what reasons will you give for Turkana County getting over Kshs11 billion if not more, Mandera or Marsabit counties getting over Kshs7 billion every year? If we have that amount of money available to us in our counties, let alone what we will get from the national Government, why should our people suffer? Why should it cost so much money to buy food or livestock feeds to save our take off breeding stock for livestock farmers? The issue is poor planning in most parts. Wherever they implement projects, they are done in a haphazard, inefficient and ineffective manner. That is why we do not realise value for money."
}