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    "id": 775041,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/775041/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13180,
        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill and the amendments that I have had a chance to look at. I am not going to be as hesitant as the Mover. I am convinced that this Bill is well intentioned and having looked at some of its provisions, they are meant to ensure that we effect the provisions of the Constitution in as far as devolution is concerned. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am convinced that if a few issues of this Bill are thrashed out, as it has been indicated by the mover and the seconder, it will be a Bill that can devolve some of these services that the citizens have been looking for. I looked at Section 6 of this Bill and it indicates that you have to meet certain criteria. It is not just in this section, in other sections the same applies to creation of towns, urban centres and municipalities. For you to qualify to have that municipality, urban centre or a market, it means you have to meet certain criteria for you to be able to designate these particular areas as either an urban area, a market or a city. So, it goes down to indicate that the objective of this Bill is to amend the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Act, 2017 to provide for devolution of these services to"
}