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    "id": 935033,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "in implementing the Fund or in ensuring that the Equalisation Fund is used for the intended purpose. Secondly, the Attorney-General also said that there is no requirement by the Constitution for enactment of this law, but he fails to understand that this is a law-making House. In any situation, we cannot sit back and say that the Constitution did not specify that we require this law. It is an addition. It is going to add value. It is also going to ensure that this is a standalone Fund, which is governed properly so that it avoids misconceptions in terms of how the Fund will be operated. I want to end by saying that this is a good Bill. It is going to assist in making sure that whatever funding is set aside is properly utilised. It will even lessen the time taken. If I may choose to give an example, people in this country, whether they like it or not, have no option. We have to ensure we have proper structures to implement projects, so that we do not have problems like the ones currently being seen in our devolved governments. I remember in 2013 some of the Members of Parliament, gave their opinions on how devolved government should be set up. We said if you want county government structures to succeed, let us ensure that we devolve funding for the purpose of taking development to the people. Let us not devolve corruption. What happened? The CoG went round the country saying that the Members of Parliament were saying that we should implement a structure similar to the NG-CDF, where at least 75 per cent of what is allocated is taken directly to the wananchi. In fact, the allocation for administration in the NG- CDF is only 6 per cent. Ninety-four per cent goes to wananchi directly. We contributed that, but we were attacked left, right and centre, that we were anti-devolution agents. If you go to the villages now, the only Fund which wananchi are appreciating - they see classrooms from one village to another, chiefs and assistant chiefs offices - is the NG-CDF. The rest we do not know. They have devolved Recurrent Expenditure."
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