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    "id": 757038,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/757038/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13125,
        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to second this very important Motion, which is to approve the funds that are supposed to be disbursed to the county governments. It is time we approved the funds because I know very well that most of the counties are not running very well and the staff have not been paid for quite some time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, service delivery is very important. As the Senate Majority Leader has said, we are elected to make sure that the counties and devolution are up and running. It is unfortunate that my brothers and sisters on the opposition side have delegated their responsibility to somebody who is fighting a cause that might not even be realised. Let us wish them all the best. As the Jubilee side, we are ready to work. As it was said yesterday, there is no vacuum. We should pass this Schedule so that money is released to the counties. We must make sure they are running and services are delivered to our people. The responsibility of every elected Senator here is to oversight and ensure that these funds are properly utilized. I believe the Senators who were elected to this House are able to oversight this money. As Sen. Sakaja has observed, looking at this Schedule, these columns are not very clear. We need somebody to explain it to us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I wish to congratulate our Deputy Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, who was a mentor to all of us in Jubilee in the last Parliament. He was once my"
}