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    "id": 1015677,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1015677/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13290,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": "I do not understand why the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) decided to identify a few parameters to be used to determine the revenues that will be allocated to the counties, and yet there are many functions that have been devolved. I am saying this because if you go to counties, you will find that they restrict their functions to just a few areas. Most of them are preoccupied with constructing earth roads and Early Childhood Development Centres (ECD). They have largely ignored other important sectors such as agriculture and fishing, for instance in my county. When coming up with formulae in future, the following parameters need to be given primacy: One is forestry. Forest cover is a very important matter in the world right now because of climate change. Few countries focus on planting of trees. Therefore, I feel that forestry should be a very important parameter for future allocation of resources. Those counties which do not have trees should be given more resources. Thus, forestation should be used as a parameter for allocating those resources."
}