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    "id": 641377,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/641377/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I followed this statement with interest because in the last two months, in my county of Homa Bay, suppliers have been rioting because they have not been paid. When I tried to intervene to find out where the money that we have allocated to the county has gone, the response that I received from the county government is that there has been a delay in the disbursement of funds. I would like the Chairperson of the Committee to provide some clarity because there are three variables that he has introduced. There is a disbursement Schedule as per the County Allocation of Revenue Act. He has talked about idle bank balances as well as shortfalls in revenue performance. To the best of my knowledge, it is the Constitution and the County Allocation of Revenue Act that has been passed by this House that should be used as the basis of disbursement. Under what authority is the National Treasury bringing in another variable called ideal bank balances? From that statement, it appears that from where the National Treasury sits, as far as they are concerned, there is no problem yet on the ground, there are service providers who are going on strike because they have not been paid. Is it that someone disappears with that money once it has been received or who is fooling who? Finally---"
}