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    "id": 477448,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are sharing this revenue which as I have said has already been decided by the National Assembly. The Constitution states in Article 127 that it is the Senate which should set out the formula for the division of this revenue, whereas we have not set this formula. I think one year is a long time and it is time we looked at it. We have different parts of this country at different levels of development and that is why we talk of marginalized areas. This formula does not have any element of correction to that marginalization while in statistics, we have the development index of various parts of this country. We should look at that formula and see how we are going to cure marginalization. The Constitution talks of the Equalization Fund which is 0.5 per cent of the national Budget. I stand to be corrected, but I understand that even last year’s allocation has not been utilized because of some regulations which have not been put in place. Who comes up with these regulations and why is it that some arms of Government are seating on responsibilities which should have been discharged? These regulations should be in place so that even the little money that has been allocated under the Utilization Fund can be availed to the counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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