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    "id": 23377,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/23377/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, listening to the debate I think there is a away this can be crafted. It is exempting projects of a national character that are not for the benefit of the county alone. That would cover such projects as the geothermal and roads that will open up the entire region, like the Northern Corridor; or even the Lamu Port which will open up the entire region. So, the question is finding the definition of projects of a national character, so that a county that is housing, say, a geothermal project, is not penalized and denied guarantees for other projects that are now solely for the benefit of the county. If it is Lamu, for example, it is not denied money for its own development because it has a project that will impact, not only in the whole of the North and Upper Eastern regions, but also in neighbouring Ethiopia and other countries. If the procedure does allow, this amendment should be given a bit of time, so that the Minister and the Mover harmonize that language. It is an amendment that this House must pass. We also need criteria for those guarantees, so that it is not entirely at the whims of the Cabinet Secretary. That is what this amendment is trying to bring in."
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