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    "id": 778224,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/778224/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "It is also important to be aware of the fact that once the Budget cycle commences, as it has, we follow it through to its logical end. As I speak, there is a serious financial crunch in the counties. It is a financial crunch which is unprecedented in nearly all the counties. Initially, I thought it was affecting the counties aligned to NASA. Apparently, this is a problem affecting all the counties. Therefore, the root cause of this problem must be known. The National Treasury is not coming out forthrightly to tell us what the problem is. As far as we are concerned, the Kenya Revenue Authority continues to collect taxes from Kenyans. The revenue collected is supposed to be disbursed to the county governments and other public bodies that are supposed to utilise the funds. Even as we debate the BPS, it is important that we get to understand the root cause of the undue delay in disbursement of the funds meant for the counties. If we strangle the counties, however much the national Government performs, this country will not progress."
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