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    "content": "Why did we set up counties if we did not want to help them run? The money we give them, that we are not giving them, is just a theory. Out of a budget of Kshs3 trillion, if you calculate what we are giving the counties, it is less than nine per cent and we are busy saying we are giving them 25 or 30 per cent. Those who failed mathematics in school know this, that we are cheating ourselves that we are not doing what we ought to do, that we are violating the Constitution by not equitably sharing funds. Now, we are left with governors quarrelling over small monies like the Equalisation Fund. Some are even threatening to go to court, some are threatening to fight and some are threatening to do this or that. They are fighting for this rabbit because the elephant has been taken away. Mr. Speaker, this House enjoys some reasonable degree of confidence from the public. This House, that members of the public listen to, has to make its voice heard, even if it means this House having a private kamukunji with the Head of State because we owe a duty to this country. We are tired of fighting, abusing each other and shouting at each other. We need to come back to our senses and ask ourselves: We are soaked wet with rain, where did the first drop of rain land on us? This is the big question."
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