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    "id": 1475671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make a brief comment on the request by Sen. Kavindu Muthama on stalled projects in the counties. It is not just in Machakos County, but there are many stalled projects in many counties. This originates from the fact that counties have not received money for quite a while. In this House, we have a proposal to reduce the funding of the counties. We stand for devolution because it is very important. At all times, the national Government is the collector of taxes. So, whenever there is a shortfall of revenue, it should not affect counties, but the national Government. This is because it has many sources of monies as compared to counties. There are quite a number of stalled projects belonging to the counties and the national Government. It is important to complete stalled projects. The more they delay, the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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