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    "id": 127778,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/127778/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government of Kenya Development Allocation for Uwaso Ng’iro South Development Authority for the Financial Year 2008/09 was as follows: Development Vote, Kshs46,500,000; UNEP grant for Maasai Mau Forest was Kshs9,258,892, totaling Kshs55,758,892. Out of the said amount budgeted for development in the financial year, only Kshs30,067,072 was received. This translated to a deficit of Kshs16,632,928. (b)The total amount utilized by the Authority on development programmes was Kshs39,325,962, inclusive of the UNEP grant. (c) To ensure that the funds are utilized efficiently, the following measures have been put in place: 1. All development projects are drawn in line with Government policy and development goals and are based on the authority’s five year strategic plan. 2. The Ministry has put the UNSDA under performance contract in which development programmes or projects and activities are part and parcel of the performance target that the board and management of the authority are expected to implement within the stipulated time frame. 3. In addition, the Ministry has put in place a monitoring and evaluation system that carries out regular progress status review of the projects for effective and timely implementation."
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