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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "It is interesting and I thank Sen. Sifuna for informing me about this. I have seen that they have also added the Equalization Fund money here, which is good. Once we have the Equalization Funds here, we should legislate on all those Funds as additional allocations. I must say that was ingenious of the National Assembly. They did not want a process where we have back and forth in terms of regulations, even though we passed the regulations on the Equalization Funds. The most important thing about this Bill is that all grants even from World Bank will be factored. Today I had lunch with Kisumu County Governor, Hon. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o, and he raised concerns about projects that are funded by the World Bank. You will find money for the first phase having been sent. However, during the second phase, the money does not reach the counties. This is because we do not have a legislative framework to ensure that the money is released on time and all those conditions set by the donor agencies are met. This is a Bill that I request all 47 delegations to be present to pass it. I thank the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget for moving expeditiously to bring this matter so that we can debate. I understand the challenge we have in debating when we do not have a report. However, I believe that we will still have Third Reading. If we pass this Bill in the Second Reading, it is like a conveyor belt. We are moving one step at a time. I plead with my colleagues because Sen. Cherarkey was concerned that he has not read the report. For us to have business in this House, any time we have a Bill, we should move fast, so that before we go to the Third Reading, if there are concerns, we can discuss them on this Floor when we get an opportunity to read the report. I appreciate the work that the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget is doing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, without deliberating too much on this issue, I support."
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