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    "id": 781635,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/781635/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogolla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1264,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Ochanda Ogolla",
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    "content": "Conditional grants, by their very nature, have been increasing for the last number of years we have been here since it was started. It indicates that something is not right in certain sectors where we are sending the money to, particularly the health sector. The Bill has allocated Ksh17 billion to that sector as a conditional grant. It indicates that there is a problem as it has been said many times. There is a problem in the health sector. The route we have taken on conditional grants needs to be re-looked at just like conditional grants to village polytechnics. I remember sometime in 2013/2014 Financial Year, we channelled conditional grant through the then Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). In that financial year, at least three health facilities were constructed in every constituency. If these conditional grants were to be utilised like the grants that target village polytechnics, and actually go through the NG-CDF, then we would see much more development than what is on the ground presently. Last year, we allocated Kshs2 billion. It is the same amount of money we are allocating this year. However, if you go to the constituencies you do not see any village polytechnic that has been done. This, again, is connected to the whole issue of capacity building. There is Kshs3 billion shown here meant for building capacity in the counties. It is a grant. It has been increased. There is need to indicate that counties could have a reversal role: whatever they are unable to do, they can take back to the national Government. In terms of this approach, some counties need to be isolated for purposes of renegotiating with the national Government. Some functions should be undertaken by the national Government at the county level for the purposes of educating others that, indeed, there are functions that can be reversed. Thank you."
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