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    "content": "It is also intended to be the one that disseminates this information when it is required. This is because we cannot just pick statistics from anywhere and start implementing policies that require those kinds of statistics. This Bill also tries to cure the issue of getting data from everywhere, even from unreliable sources. Initially, in our counties, we used to have statistics that were collected by partner institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and educational institutions. We used to have different sources of statistics. This Bill seeks to create an office that is mandated to have this data. The statistics will also help counties in the distribution of resources. For example, if we want to build an admission ward in a health facility, we can easily tell the number of patients we expect at a particular time. This will inform equitable distribution of resources, so that we do not do a health facility that will cater for a very small population, when it is supposed to cater for a bigger one. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill also creates an office with the expertise to do the same. In some communities in our counties, cultural beliefs hinder the disclosure of the exact number of children, wives or cows one has. If we have trained officers, who will put their time into this, we shall get accurate and reliable information from the office that will be mandated to do that. The Bill is very important, especially when we are just starting our second term of devolution, where we need to distribute resources equitably. This data will also inform the national Government on the budget that is supposed to be allocated to our counties. Again, the office to be created will be a liaison between the national Government and the county governments. When the national Government is implementing a policy on development, it will get the necessary information from this office. With those few remarks, I support this Bill."
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