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    "id": 1186045,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, the Fund is provided for under Article 204 of the Constitution. It is a distinct Fund. Therefore, we cannot lump it with the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2022. This is because the utilization of these Funds is not based on any conditions. There are no conditions imposed as a result of utilization of the Equalization Fund. The Fund also creates a 3 per cent Monitoring Fund, which is also not provided under the Equalization Fund. Therefore, there is likely to be a conflict if it is included in the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2022, for passage by Parliament. It is, therefore, my humble plea that we pass this Bill as soon as possible. This Bill was supposed to be passed together with the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which were passed way back in May of this year. Therefore, any delay will further delay provision of services by our county governments. Finally, I want to commend the Chair of the committee, Sen. Ali Roba, for guiding the committee in the deliberations and all the Members. We have had a full House whenever we discuss the Bill. That is commendable considering the fact that we are only about two months old in this Senate. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are all eager to consider any legislation that comes up from our committees and assist this House in passing the Bills that come before us. I thank you."
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