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    "id": 1054679,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1054679/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, the question that, therefore, begs and which needs to be addressed is when you convert the Roads Maintenance Levy of Kshs9.4 billion, which is the 15 per cent of the levy going to counties and this money has been religiously gone to counties… When you convert it to sharable revenue, you are giving counties a blank cheque to use it as they so wish. Therefore, the net effect is that our roads may have a challenge in being maintained. How sure are we that county governments are going to be responsible enough? The county assemblies in conjunction with the county executive are going to do their budget in a smart way to ensure that this money goes towards the maintenance of our roads. There is a law in place which regulates the usage of this Fund. This Fund was specifically created to maintain roads. When you make it a shareable revenue, you run the risk of having money spent outside the legal statutes. This is a concern that needs to be addressed."
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