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    "id": 1532607,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1532607/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, public participation is enshrined in our Constitution. There must be public participation for every proposed legislation. The purpose of ring-fencing the money for public participation was that when the Budget and Appropriations Committee would go to the five rotating counties every year, and those counties stated their priorities, it would not be in vain. The only thing we need to ensure is that we scrutinise the projects proposed during public participation to ensure that they reflect the needs of the counties where the public participation exercise was carried out. The intention was that if they visited five counties every year, they would have visited 25 counties in five years. In 10 years, there would be enough affirmative action projects in every county in this country. Public participation is enshrined in our Constitution. We just need to ensure that we have fiscal discipline and a balance between political interests and efficiency in budgetary allocations. We should not just allocate funds because of our political interests but also ensure efficiency and fairness."
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