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    "id": 1108375,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1108375/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
        "slug": "moses-otieno-kajwang"
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    "content": "I said that the old Act had privately initiated proposals. I have had occasion to deal with a privately initiated partnership proposal in my county. We had two in Homa Bay County. The first one happened around 2013/2014 when the first governor of the county was elected. It was an age that perhaps only Dickens could have put in words. It was a time just as in the wonderful book by Charles Dickens known as A Tale of TwoCities . It was a time of hope. It was a time of great expectations. Every governor comes up with great projects they want to launch. In my county, Gov. Cyprian Awiti, in his characteristic style, launched a Kshs560 billion agro-city project. At that time, the national budget of the Republic of Kenya did not exceed Kshs2 trillion. He told the people of Homa Bay and Kenya that he found a private investor who was willing to inject Kshs560 billion into the economy of Homa Bay County. That was going to provide low cost housing, set up industrial complexes, ensure there are roads and ‘kill’ us with development. Seven years down the line, nothing has happened. The only thing that has happened is that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating claims that Kshs200 million was stolen in the process. Therefore, without a clear legislative framework, any person with a skin lighter than mine who shows up in a governor’s office and masquerades as an investor---"
}