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    "id": 930565,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/930565/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "look at each area, constituency and sub-location, so that we can provide funds to meet to take care of all the people of Kenya. We feel very disadvantaged that when we talk about ASAL and vulnerable areas, we only talk about North Eastern and Turkana provinces, yet billions have been pumped into Turkana County and we still have gory pictures of people dying of hunger. That is a question we need to ask ourselves. What has devolution done for this country? Some aspects of food security and agriculture are devolved yet every year since devolution began, almost eight years down the line, we have pumped billions of shillings into these counties. It is a shame that such kinds of basic issues do not concern them. The only things that concern them are things that take them to the courts of law. They go out bragging how they have paid huge bail terms and move on. As we discuss these amendments, and I want to concur with my colleague who has spoken before me, we may have to look for ways and means of devolving the operation of these funds. Domiciling it in Nairobi or the headquarters or devolving them to the county levels will not address the problem of drought. We must devolve it to the lowest level of devolution, namely, the constituency level. The constituencies should do an assessment, probably every beginning of the year, and file reports, so that when the funds are being distributed to combat drought, they are distributed to all the areas that have been reported likely to have food security challenges. With those very many remarks, I support, but at the opportune time, we will make the necessary amendments to cushion all Kenyans."
}