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    "id": 1120384,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120384/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to second this Motion. I am a Member of the Committee. I recommend that we take the shortest time possible and pass these Regulations because this Fund is long overdue. The Report is not asking for funds because they already exist. However, they have been there for 11 years without being used. We now have many counties. We also have the rules and regulations for the operationalization of this Fund. Since this is urgent and many counties have been waiting for long and the period left is short, I urge us to pass the Regulations and move to the next stage of making sure that the funds are released, so that the counties benefit because, already, 11 years have gone and we only have nine years left. The Equalization Fund was crafted to give meaning because it has been misunderstood by many of us. Many areas in the counties are affected. Those places have been mentioned in the Report, which all of us will read. With the passing of this, money will go direct to those places. Chances of diverting funds to other things are slim. Therefore, we should pass this Motion. I am a Member of the Committee. A comprehensive public participation was undertaken and stakeholders agreed that it is now time and this is the way to go. Therefore, as I second, I urge my colleagues that we should not take too long on this. Let us pass these regulations, so that we move to the next stage to ensure all underprivileged and marginalized communities benefit. I beg to second."
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