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    "id": 955895,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/955895/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also support the Bill. I will start by putting some records straight. The Leader of the Majority Party said that Senators are more than the people of Kitui Town. Kitui Town is in my constituency and it has more than 10,000 voters. So, there is no way Senators can be more than the people of Kitui Town. The other thing is that we are happy in Kitui County. I am happy with what I am seeing in my town. I do not mind the Senate going to Kitui County again because our people are benefiting. The third point is that, even as I support this Bill, this House should not have a problem with the effective date of County Allocation of Resources (CARA) Bill. CARA is anchored on the Division of Revenue Act. The effective date of the Division of Revenue Act is 1st July, 2019. So, even if CARA becomes effective in October or November 2019, we have no problem with that. In terms of timing, there will be no problem. So, this House should not bother to change the effective date of CARA. It will still be okay. It is now clear which House is committed to devolution. As late as 8.00 p.m. yesterday, this Bill was not with this House. The House Business Committee (HBC) went an extra mile to ensure we have it in today’s Order Paper. In the Order Paper, it is the first item to be discussed. So, it is dishonest, on the side of the Senate, to say that this House is not committed to devolution. I want to encourage the Senate to be proactive. If they were to be proactive, what we are doing today would have been done by mid-July. Because of the push and pull between us and them, we are now in September. As I conclude, I can tell you for sure that, we cannot recover the implementation time we have lost. It is already gone. They are only going to pay for the recurrent cost. The development vote cannot be taken back. So, you realise that in terms of economic growth, we are likely to experience not the full implementation of the Budget, but some 80 or 90 per cent. Automatically, it will have adverse effects to our economy. So, I want to encourage Kenyans to, as we move forward, consider time. Indeed, time is of essence when it comes to Budget implementation. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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