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    "id": 166730,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/166730/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that one of the ways to actually undertake development projects, especially in this region, is through these regional development authorities which are in the country. The problem they are facing is lack of finances, because they totally depend on money from the Treasury. If they are not allocated money from the Treasury, they have very little to do. If you look at this project, the negotiated contract sum in 1990 was Kshs396,650,283. So far, the Ministry through the Lake Basin Development Authority has only paid Kshs34 million and the total cost has actually gone to Kshs124 million. All these was coming from the Treasury. So, the problem is the source of funding, which is purely the Treasury. But we have instructed these regional development authorities that they should go beyond and try to source from well-wishers and other donors. So, all of them have now developed strategic proposals and they are trying to out-source. But the little we get from the Treasury, we will always endeavour to try to complete this project, which is very important."
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