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    "id": 883989,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/883989/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13119,
        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "“The funds and assets of the Authority shall comprise of— (a) such monies or assets as may accrue to or vest in the Authority in the course of the exercise of its powers or the performance of it functions under this Act; (b) such monies as may be payable to the Authority pursuant to this Act or any other written law; (c) such gifts as may be donated to the Authority; and (d) monies from any other source granted, donated or lent to the Authority.” Given anything else, I would say this is a standard Bill that can be used for all the other sectors. It can be a copy Bill but the most critical thing is the cash that will be required. As the Senate, we must lobby as much as we can for money to be put into such institutions, which will unlock potential within various counties. Earlier on, we spoke about own-source revenue, which is an issue in the counties. Many counties would like to have their own resources in terms of what they can do within particular counties, which is very important but the issue is how to unlock that. I know that many Bills try to put some authority within the county level such that we deal with funds that have already been devolved from the national resource kitty into the county kitty. That helps to make some things to move. Therefore, it is interesting and important to note that from the onset. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the second phase of the relation between the national Assembly and the Senate, we might also have moved from where we were the last time. I hope we have because it is important. The people of Kericho and the tea farmers need this Bill as we need many other Bills that are very critical in the agricultural sector on which a large number, almost 80 per cent of the people in Kenya, rely on. With those remarks, I support."
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