{"id":389128,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/389128/?format=json","text_counter":48,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Therefore, I am seeking the guidance of the Chair, whether this matter should be foregone. It is important that the issue of the Equilisation Fund be addressed. It is a constitutional issue and the Senate has a responsibility to ensure that those areas that are marginalized, as identified by the Commission on Revenue Allocation, benefit from the Fund. As I speak, only some 14 areas have been allocated the funds despite the fact that the same Committee identified 21 areas. Therefore, I am seeking the Chair’s guidance on this matter. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, since I am on the Floor, I want to seek your indulgence that as we were going on recess, I sought a Ministerial Statement---"}