{"id":1186160,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186160/?format=json","text_counter":405,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Ali Roba","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Concerning the Equalization Fund criteria, it is a long story in terms of the changes that took place with the original intended 14 counties benefitting from the Fund being increased to 34. I was previously the Chairperson of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) Committee of the CoG. I was also the Chairperson of Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), bringing together 10 counties. We have extensively engaged the CRA on this issue."}