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    "id": 1234628,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1234628/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "transferred to the fund. Five years on, in 2015/2016, it had accrued to Kshs15.4 billion, yet only about Kshs6.4 billion was transferred to the Fund. In the current Financial Year, 12 years since inception of the Fund, the entitlement has accrued to Kshs55.3 billion, for the transfers not cleared, resulting in a huge shortfall against the entitlement. Further, according to a Report published by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 31 per cent of Kenyans do not have access to clean water, with 72 per cent lacking proper sanitation, as we speak. If put to proper use, the money from this Fund would reduce these numbers and enhance quality of life, increase our human development index and create sustainable lifestyle for the affected communities, particularly the special interest groups. There are some gaps that I have also identified as important to be addressed, even as we move to pass this Bill. Firstly, the Bill should specify the accounts from which the allocated funds will be withdrawn. It is crucial to set up designated accounts for each county to ensure that the circa Kshs30 billion appropriated by the fund are used for the specific purposes itemized in the Constitution. Secondly, considering the sunset clause, nothing much has happened since its inception."
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