{"id":1271844,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1271844/?format=json","text_counter":375,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Gataya Mo Fire","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am happy that my brother, Sen. Onyonka, has adequately advised Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. As I speak, there is a serious stalemate in State House because of some disconnect between the previous and current administration. Over and above, I am happy for the Committee because they have been up to the task to make sure that as a House we have done what is supposed to be done. Our core responsibly is to make sure we have money in the counties. I am happy that for the first time since inception of devolution, we have seen counties getting money. I can refer to the fact that as we closed the last financial year, the national Government did so with zero balance to all our counties. This is a very big plus. Allow me to go on record and thank the kind administration for leading the true spirit of devolution and dispatching all the money to the counties."}