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    "id": 1085580,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1085580/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kacheliba, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Lomunokol",
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        "legal_name": "Mark Lomunokol",
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    "content": "These Regulations have come at a time when the country is facing a lot of challenges starting with the COVID-19 that has molested us. We are facing bad economic times. There is food insecurity occasioned by below average rains. These Regulations will help enhance the completion of very many stalled projects in the entire country. In my constituency of Kacheliba, for example, we have 11 stalled boreholes that have been drilled but not fitted with the right equipment to serve the people. Apart from the stalled boreholes, we also have stalled roads and dispensaries. Therefore, the operationalisation of this Fund has lagged behind. It is now 11 years since the promulgation of the Constitution where it was mandated that such marginalised areas be equalised through the Fund. Much as I declared my interest to support these Regulations, I also question the expansion of the beneficiaries list from 14 to 34 counties. This will dilute the impact of those funds and hence a slow pace in terms of equalisation. With that kind of slow pace, we may not equalise the areas as intended. Lastly, I support the sentiments by my colleagues who raised concerns about the bureaucratic orders created by the proposed committees in various Government levels. That will cause unnecessary delays. The best model to borrow from is that of the NG-CDF). I thank you."
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