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    "id": 1342015,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1342015/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": " As I conclude, I want to thank Hon. Members for their contributions and for standing firm to assure our constituents that the money meant for maintenance of our rural roads will not be diverted to avenues that are not helpful in any way. Every Member would have wanted to contribute to this very important matter. No wonder we have had very many points of order and interventions. I know it is all in good faith. I appreciate Hon. Members because they care about their constituencies. The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) is out of order to require those resources to be shared with governors. They have their resources and should focus on using them the right way. As said before, you can see what the money for this allocation has done. But when you look at other allocations out there, which I will not mention, you will not see what they do. Hon. Temporary Speaker, could you add me one minute? Before this money was removed from the hands of the governors, they used to divert it to recurrent expenses, which was totally against the Constitution. Since we started receiving this money, we have seen a tremendous improvement in our roads in the last financial year. I thank Hon. Members again and wish to assure them that the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure will safeguard their resources…"
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