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    "id": 778121,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "What is the role of devolution both for this Government and in the BPS? Let me underscore to this House the Jubilee Government’s commitment to support the devolved system of government. We are confident that the Kenyan people have given us an opportunity to provide resources to the devolved system of government. This Government, under the leadership of Uhuru Kenyatta, has shown that continuously by increasing the allocation to countries from Kshs210 billion in the Financial Year 2013/2014 to Kshs323.8 billion in the Financial Year 2017/2018. This represents 54.2 per cent in budgetary allocation to counties. We have even surpassed the threshold given in the Constitution. All that we need from the county governments is that we should not close our eyes in the various financial risks which are also found in the county governments. Corruption and wastage of public resources is at the highest level in county governments. All these are going on despite Government giving enough resources and committing itself to devolution. The independent offices like the Office of the Auditor-General, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Controller of Budget must be put to task to make sure that every penny that this House allocates both to the national Government and county governments is saved."
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