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    "id": 886295,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/886295/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "“The projects identified under section 7 shall be included in— (a) the development plan provided for under Section 126 of the Public Finance Management Act; (b) the County Fiscal Strategy Paper provided for under Section 117 of the Public Finance Management Act; (c) the county budget estimates provided for under Section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act; and (d) any other plan or document provided for under law, which may be determined by the Commission as being necessary for the implementation of this Act.” There were concerns as to why the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) should be involved as far as the criterion is concerned. We wanted to have a criterion for ensuring equity in the counties. A colleague Senator has said that it might be unconstitutional. If that is the case, we will have that corrected. Madam Temporary Speaker, the reporting and oversight that is foreseen in the Bill is important. In fact, the same reporting done here is the same that is envisaged in the PFM Act, where counties are supposed to report on all projects. Our aim is to make sure that counties report about projects in wards and that the responsible County Executive Committee (CEC)"
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