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    "id": 1064149,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "There is also the issue of ward development fund, which is very critical. Also, there are specific schedules that have been put there which are also very important. I want to touch on a few of the amendments that have been made. There is the Controller of Budget Act No.26 of 2017, which allows money to be checked before releasing more funds to the counties. You will remember that most of them in the Senate, this has become an issue. Our oversight ability has not been able to help us capture how funds are used within the counties. We keep having the problem that the Controller of Budget has released more funds. We hope that these particular amendments allow counties to be accountable to themselves because they know they will not be able to get more funds. On the Higher Education Loans, one very critical amendment is that the loanees will now have a grace period of four years. Having come from the university background, we know the problems that students have had, especially when they do not have jobs. Even without a source of income, they are expected to pay up. This will release some pressure from them. The Prompt Payment Bill by the Senate, through Sen. Farhiya and the prompt payment of services and goods that have been procured---"
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