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    "id": 333388,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/333388/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sambu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 137,
        "legal_name": "Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank Mr. Kimunya because this is an important Motion. (c) Poverty index is given 20 per cent weight and depends on the index calculated by the official statistics agency on poverty per county. (d) Land size given 6 per cent weight and was introduced as a measure to ensure that the citizens of the counties with large tracts of land were not disadvantaged by the difficulties in transportation, communication and logistics in relation to the counties with smaller land areas. (e) Physical responsibility which was given 2 per cent weight and was intended as a measure to promote and encourage financial discipline and prudence by rewarding counties that performed well with additional resources. This parameter was to be distributed equally the first few years as the data base was accumulated on the financial performance of the counties. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what followed was the engagement of the public in line with the spirit of the Constitution. I would like to inform this House that the Committee undertook this responsibility diligently and, indeed, the particular views of the public in the specific centres visited are contained in this report. The Committee particularly noted that a vast majority of the public were concerned with the weight given to the population parameter and requested that it be revised downwards. They also proposed that poverty should be accorded greater significance in order to ensure equitable development of our country and the weight"
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