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    "id": 886233,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/886233/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "say they did the project. Therefore, we are duplicating projects and in the process misusing a lot of resources. This is the problem we are trying to address through this Bill. However, it will be addressed if we truly recognize that the people we represent from the ward, constituency to county level, have a right to determine the project that should be undertaken in the wards, constituency and the entire county. What projects are we talking about? This Bill talks about social rights in accordance with Article 43 of the Constitution which includes health services, housing, access to clean water and education. It is nothing new. This is what is covered in our county budgets year in, year out. So, will we not create another avenue or expense for our counties? Already, this country is going through a big crisis where most of our resources go to recurrent expenditure. Therefore, with the creation of this new Ward Development Fund, there will be a new administrative cost. We cannot run away from it. This is taking away money that should go to development. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to be very careful so that we do not spread ourselves too thin. The initial proposal by my good friend, Sen. Kangata, was to allocate 8 per cent of development resources to our wards. Now, we have moved it to 15 per cent. I want each of us to go back to their respective counties and look at the amount of money that goes to development. For example, if you send about Kshs5 billion to your county, you will find that not more than Kshs1 billion---"
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