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    "id": 767740,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Yussuf Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Haji Yussuf",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. It touches a lot on devolution support in that these monies we are now discussing are going to help the activities of devolution. Devolution has been seen as the key parameter to our development. Since devolution started in Kenya, a lot has changed in terms of development. Therefore, it is our interests, the interest of this country, the interest of the people of Kenya, that we make sure that monies meant to go to counties go to counties as per the scheduled times. Delays in sending money to counties lead to delays in implementing projects. And since a lot of activities have been devolved, including critical services like health and water, the earlier we move these monies to the county level the better. Since this financial year began, we have been doing a lot of politicking at the expense of development. Also, look at the issue of accountability and transparency. As Members of Parliament, one key role that we have is to make sure that we oversee the implementation of projects and activities that are being funded through government coffers. It has been realised that there is a lot of mismanagement of funds, a lot of opaque activities, a lot of monies that are not accounted for when we look at the reports of the Auditor-General and other reports. It is the responsibility of this House to ensure that we enhance the oversight activity and to make sure that when these monies go, they are used for the intended purposes. Finally, while supporting this Motion in regard to the issue of revenue collection, before devolution, the county councils, urban councils and municipal councils used to depend a lot on revenues that had been collected locally. However, with devolution, they started getting monies from the Government and the activity of internal collection went down. Is it the monster corruption that is there that the revenue being collected from the public do not go to the accounts it is supposed to go to? Still, it is our responsibility to ensure that our oversight activity is enhanced. I support this Motion and request those revenues to be sent to the counties as quickly as possible. Currently, I think the situation at the county levels is very critical. They do not have money. No much activity can be done hence facilities have been run down."
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