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    "id": 733117,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "devolution. First, we inherited problems from our forefathers that we could not have solved in the short time that we have had devolution. In my county, the development that we have now is as a result of devolution. The people of Turkana County can attest to the fact that devolution has changed the face of Turkana. We now have a tarmacked road within the town. We also have education facilities all over. We have good Early Childhood and Development Education (ECDE) facilities which were not there before. We can attest to the fact that devolution has changed the face of that county. It is true that we have challenges when it comes to implementing devolution in this country and one of those challenges is corruption. As we implement devolution, we need to be serious on corruption so that the monies allocated for devolution are used in the right way. We need to give facts to our people each time we talk to them. Sometimes we use politics to spoil devolution. There are cases whereby we incite the locals against county government leaders. We know how much money every county is given annually, but some members go around quoting wrong figures. As Members of Parliament, we are in charge of allocating these resources and so we know exactly how much money has been allocated for what purpose in this country. The enemies of devolution go to counties and incite the public against the governors and County Executive Committee (CEC) members by saying that they receive too much money from the national Government. They incite the public against the governors and county staff. They do this in order to gain political mileage. We should talk about facts when we are telling our people about monies that have been allocated for devolution. Some people came to Turkana County and said we were given Kshs50 billion. This is the case and yet we are not even in the fifth year of devolution. That thing almost caused chaos in Turkana. That utterance almost brought chaos in Turkana County. As politicians, let us not break the spirit of devolution which has changed many counties. We may differ politically, but we must recognise the work which devolution has done within a short time. This does not mean that some of the governors are not doing a good job. I am a Member of this Committee and we have gone around and visited several counties."
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