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    "id": 1055636,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1055636/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
        "slug": "benson-makali-mulu"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support these amendments by my friend, Hon. Elisha. I must commend him for coming up with these amendments. Listening to the Chair of the Committee, it looks like there will be need, at some point, for both the Committee and Hon. Elisha to see how to harmonise this because the truth of the matter is that the proposals make a lot of sense. I want to pick on one which is talking about the Universal Service Fund, where Hon. Elisha is, to a great extent, demanding accountability from the CA. This Fund is public money and what the amendments are proposing to do is that every year the Authority will tell Kenyans how it has shared that money, who has benefited from that money and, at the end of the day, which areas have benefited. This is important because as representatives of the people, we are always talking about our areas having no connectivity and we have been pleading with the CA to provide masts in our areas. However, nobody understands the way these things are shared. To me, this is the most important amendment to that Act, that, as representatives of the people, we must be told how this money is being used. Kenyans are putting money into that Fund and this is public money which should be shared considering issues of equity, fairness and marginalisation. I believe most of our areas are marginalised in terms of communication matters. For me, this accountability is very important. I must thank Hon. Elisha for making sure that this becomes law. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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