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    "id": 886649,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that The County Wards (Equitable Development) Bill (Senate Bills No. 34 of 2018) be read a second time. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill was originally sponsored by the Senator for Murang’a, Sen. Kang’ata Irungu. After a lot of discussions, from the original form it was and with a lot of participation and disagreement; this Bill has now changed to the form in which it is now. It is no longer a fund but an ordinary Bill which develops a framework for ward equitable development in our counties. The objects and purposes of this Bill are to:- (a) promote the objectives of devolution set out under Article 174 of the Constitution by providing a legal framework that promotes equitable development across all wards in each county; (b) provide a framework for the participation of the residents of each county in the identification of priority projects in counties in respect of which funds are allocated under this Act. (c) promote the decentralisation of functions and provision of services by county governments to the extent that it is efficient and practicable, pursuant to Article 176 of the Constitution; and (d) to ensure equitable sharing of resources within the county. Madam Temporary Speaker, the guiding principles of the Bill are set out in the Bill that all persons and entities under this Act, shall, be guided by the following principles:- (a) the promotion of the social and economic development of all persons residing within the ward in order to ensure the realization of their economic and social rights under Article 43 of the Constitution. As you are aware, today, when they make the budget for the counties, little attention is given to the wards. A lot of attempts were made by various counties to enact County Ward Development Fund, which has hit a legal snag with regards to both the Treasury and the Office of the Controller of Budget. Hence it is important that we come up with a way of trying to get equitable development within our wards."
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