{"id":1232792,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1232792/?format=json","text_counter":213,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Tabitha Mutinda","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to Move that the Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill be read a second time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill with regard to the marginalized counties. It is a Bill per Article 204 of the Constitution. The Equalization Fund, which was established in 2004, has the basic mandate to facilitate the provision of basic services; that is water, health, electricity, and roads."}