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    "id": 980257,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "“Sen. Murkomen was a defender of Jubilee Government, but when it came to devolution, he stood his ground, he told them the truth in board rooms and told them the truth on the Floor of the Senate.” This is what we need to do, as Senators; we must delve into the issue of pending bills and withholding of finances that goes to counties, and which causes nonpayment of salaries in the counties. Now, the national Treasury has the audacity to tell counties, “We will give you money when we want.” Why do we have the County Allocation of Revenue Bill here? Why did we say that county governments must get priority resources after paying off debts, and before the national Government is allocated money? It is because the drafters of the Constitution knew where the danger is. From 1963, 1967 up to 1969, when regional governments were dissolved, the same method was used, of frustrating finances, arresting and charging regional government officials. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if we are not careful, slowly by slowly, we will preside over the strangling of county governments. I want to beg this House, and particularly my brothers and sisters on the minority side like Sen. Khaniri; you have been the loudest and the most serious group talking about devolution, governance and good things; let us not use the Handshake and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as an excuse for us to stop our responsibility of oversighting the national Government. You are hearing this from the Senate Majority Leader, who is from the Majority Side; who has not left his responsibility as the Senator of Elgeyo Marakwet County first and as a Senator. We must not compromise anything, as a House, to meet the immediate political expectations."
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