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    "id": 871818,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/871818/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "There are quite a number of important amendments as to how county governments will conduct their affairs when it comes to managing public finances in the country. Generally, the amendments are good and also seek to make definitions where there were none and clarities where issues conflicted. Definitely, this will make the management of finances in the country much better. I have looked at definitions and also how the counties deal with finances. You will find that the county executive in charge of finance has clear mandate as to what to do and there is no conflict of interest. Also, there is real clarity especially in some of the earlier amendments like Section 144 of No.18 of 2012 which has a new proposal to allow county governments to issue securities whether for money that it has borrowed or for any other purpose only in one or more series in accordance with the Act and regulations. Earlier on, our question was whether county governments can borrow money or not. There was no law guiding county governments if they needed to borrow money from whatever source. Now, it is clear what should happen and the procedure to follow. The County Executive The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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