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    "id": 680071,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other area I want to speak to is the issue of public participation in the budget preparation. This is an area that is still very weak because members of the public are not involved at all and when they are involved, they do not know how the budget is arrived and how it is being utilised. This is very serious because public participation is a constitutional provision. It is a right that is enshrined in the Constitution. We need to strengthen this particular provision as a Senate. Secondly, there is the issue of pending bills. There are very many pending bills in the county governments yet there is a Government Policy which says that you cannot use money if it is not available in your budget. I wonder why county governments keep on having pending bills. This House should look into why county governments have pending bills year in year out. This is very critical because this is a loophole where money is lost. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other area I want to talk about is the area of development. For example, Isiolo County is the second lowest in the allocation. The 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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