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    "id": 943930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/943930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Regulations, we had put a cap of 7 per cent of county revenue to be allocated to a county assembly. We then introduced ceilings in the County Allocation of Revenue Act. The net effect of the ceilings is that county assemblies are getting an average of 10 to 12 per cent of county revenues, yet here we are demanding that county governments spend at least 30 per cent on development. The real situation is that 10 per cent of county revenue goes to the county assemblies, where there is no development; it is salaries and allowances and legislation. You would say that representation is expensive, but I wonder whether the cost of representation at the county government level should exceed 10 per cent. If you look at the cost of representation at the national Government level, it is zero point something per cent of the national revenue. You will see that across a few counties."
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