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    "id": 1494960,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494960/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "If you generally look at all those provisions and even Section 136 of the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.39 of 2023), which is now being amended by deleting Section 2 and substituting thereof with the conclusion of this Act, if at the end of the financial year, a county government entity is holding appropriated money that was withdrawn from the county exchequer account or at the County Assembly Fund Account but has not been spent, it shall continue to be used. Again, it means that money will not be returned. Let me not read the whole of it. The monies will not be returned to the National Treasury, as has been the case during the closure of the financial year. It means, from the closure of financial year, the activities of the county assembly will run from June, July, August up to about September when the new financial year begins. Thus, the activities of the county assembly and the county government will not stall. The oversight function will not go unchecked for some days. I hope the county assemblies, county governments and the national Government will welcome this important law so that we can serve this country better. The Senate, which is the senior House, continues to make sure that devolution works and the common Kenyan or mwananchi, is served at the grassroots. The whole idea of devolution is taking development to the grassroots level and making sure that agriculture, health, water and land are fully devolved and we are able to serve the people of Kenya. I support."
}