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    "id": 959370,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that must be underscored. Kenyans must listen to that. The national Government must understand that there is no county government that wants money from the national Government. The money does not come from the national Government. It is Parliament that allocates to both the national Government and to the county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have made some gains. You can lose the battle but win war. Next year, there will be no issue regarding a war because we have agreed that the PFM Act--- We have said in our report that we must be clear that there is no way that one arm of the Government will draw 50 per cent Vote on Account while the other one cannot draw it. Counties will not have a stalemate again when the National Assembly and the Senate has not agreed on division of revenue. Other jurisdictions such as South Africa, Australia and India have done this before. What was suggested before in this House is what will be implemented. Two, the Medical equipment Services (MES) which as the names suggests has become a mess, must be looked at by a joint ad hoc Committee of the National Assembly and the Senate because we cannot have a case where syringes, trolleys, stretchers and gloves are being leased. Counties are paying Kshs200 million per year yet some have never ever started because of lack of three-phase electricity caused by lack of water."
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