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    "id": 1151249,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1151249/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Bill and congratulate members of the Finance and Budget Committee, for coming up with this Bill that will guide the allocation of money to our counties in the Financial Year 2022/2023. The main purpose of this money - and I am making this statement to appeal to our brothers and sisters who are managing counties -is to assist counties to provide the services to the people through development project and provision of services. As Sen. M. Kajwang’ has ably put it, this money is turning out to be like pocket money for our governors, which is really unfortunate. The people who enacted the 2010 Constitution for the Republic of Kenya had expectation and hope that if we devolve some of most critical services such as health to our counties our people will access quality and affordable health care back at the counties. However, I do not know about other counties but the reality on the ground from the County of Nyamira where I come from, is that this money has not touched the lives of"
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