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    "id": 804551,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/804551/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I oppose this amendment. Indeed, I was absent when this decision was taken, but I do not support it. The Equalisation Fund has suffered a lot. In previous years, there has been under- provision to that Fund. This is a constitutional requirement and the money that was allocated to it by the National Treasury should first offset all the arrears and be sure that we are not over- providing. This money has a sunset clause and I would urge that we do not interfere with the amount that is already allocated to the Equalisation Fund. Later on, when we are satisfied that the amounts that had been under-provided have already been returned to the Fund, then we can make a decision. However, at this point, this is very cheeky. It is highly unlikely that the National Treasury could over-provide funds to this account. That is not possible. Possibly, the Treasury has been looking for money to finance other programmes but we cannot certainly take it off the Equalisation Fund. So, this is something we can reject. If anything, this Ksh3 billion is not such a huge amount that will destabilise the Budget. Thank you."
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