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    "id": 639432,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/639432/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill, 2016. What is important is to note that the two levels of Government are going on as it was contemplated in the Constitution. This year, the county governments have been given a share of 30.4 per cent of the revenue collected in the year 2013/2014. I want to state from the beginning that as the money goes to the counties, it is important for the governors, who have the executive powers, to make sure that the money is utilised for the right purposes. As we go on with implementing devolution in our country, it is important for people to know that the meaning of putting devolution in our Constitution was because we wanted to see development at the county level. This is the fourth year and what is being witnessed out there is that most of the money is utilised for purposes which the people do not understand. I also want to state that---"
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