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    "id": 886274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I have issues with Clause 5(3)(a), where it provides that:- “In determining the criteria for allocation under sub-section (2) (b), the county executive committee shall ensure that the allocation – (a) is not less than fifteen percent of the county government's allocation for development expenditure as provided under section 107(2)(b) of the Public Finance Management Act.” Madam Temporary Speaker, the 15 per cent is rather too little because already the governor or the executive has a say in the projects that are being done in counties. It is the same argument of the Senate that money that goes to counties is too little to foster any development in those counties. So, if we are complaining about a budget of 15 per cent that goes to counties, it is the same reasoning that we should devolve more to wards. This is because all the projects are done in the respective wards in the counties that are involved. So, the allocation should be increased maybe, to 30 per cent. This is because at the end of the day, the development will go to the same wards that are affected."
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