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    "id": 852771,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/852771/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the proposed allocations among the beneficiary counties has resulted in an increase in the allocation of conditional allocation as loans and grants from development partners by Kshs3.74 billion, from the current Kshs33.24 billion to Kshs36.98 billion. The financial agreement has already been signed between the National Treasury and development partners. The programmes to be funded have been included in the proposed amendment Bill which is before the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the conditional grants from development partners are mainly three. The first one is Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme by the Government of Sweden that has been increased to Kshs1.005 billion. The second one is the Water Tower Protection and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Programme by the EU that has been increased to Kshs880 million. The last one is the Kenya Urban Support Project (KUSP) Urban instructional grant allocation of Kshs1.85 billion from the International Development Association of the World Bank. The Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme will benefit 47 counties and be implemented through the national Government State Department of Crops Development. The Water Tower Protection and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption programme will benefit 11 counties and be implemented in Cherangany Hills and Mt. Elgon ecosystems, and includes lakes Turkana and Victoria basins. It will also address a number of crosscutting issues such as climate change, gender equality, good governance and human rights."
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