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    "id": 764587,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion. It is long overdue. Releasing money to the counties has taken too long and has caused a lot of suffering to our people. We have lost lives. Children and some women have died because we did not have nurses in hospitals. I think that this is attributable to the non-release of the equitable share of revenue to the counties. As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. Postulated - rightly so - why should we tie the release of the equitable shareable revenue to the release of conditional grants? I think it is wrong and it is something that we should look at. We should not tie the two. The non-release of the equitable share of revenue has even put a lot of pressure on us; the politicians. This is because we get phone calls from people who are in hospital who need money from us. However, if you release the money early enough, there will be less pressure on us; the elected leaders. Last time, we passed the Disbursement Schedule here - some of us are not liars - we went at home and said that we have released the money and that it was coming. The money is not there up to now. I would, therefore, beg to support that there is need to release the money to the counties in good time. This delay is causing a lot of suffering to our people. I would like to disagree with the Senate Majority Leader that there are some counties that are not marginalized."
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