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    "id": 1134158,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1134158/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "for the Financial Year 2022/2023. It has also rightly observed that the projections need to be achievable and projectable. This is because those projections will inform how the county governments will plan their activities. They are going to also inform how the county governments will plan development and ensuring that Article 43 of the Constitution concerning the rights of every Kenyan are achieved. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about development, we consider schools, infrastructure, health centres et cetera . At the end of the day, we do not have people from mashinani trafficking to cities to look for job opportunities. The county governments are supposed to entice the youth to ensure that they do not move out of their counties to seek opportunities. Counties must avail employment opportunities and good health to our people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about allocation of revenues to counties, we make sure that we allocate adequate resources to them. We should not be so rigid when allocating resources to counties because calamities may befall them, which are not budgeted for. For example, when a school is on fire, the county government has to repair buildings. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in terms of drought, the money that the county governments have is supposed to support people. We must remember that as a Senate, we represent people in the counties. Our core mandate is to ensure that money goes to"
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