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    "id": 895287,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895287/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13181,
        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I acknowledge that Kshs1.7 trillion is not little money; and it is not just to be misused. We, therefore, need to empower this House so that we ensure that the money being sent to the counties does the work it was intended to do. We also need to empower this House to get its monitoring and evaluation funds so that we can go down there to the counties. This is because the Constitution mandates this House to oversee these funds and countercheck what the counties are doing with it. Therefore, as much as we see devolution receiving funds through the counties, let us ensure that these funds do the work and give the services that they are intended for. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, delay in the releasing of these funds is what is hampering service delivery in our devolved system. I wish to encourage and thank the President; but when he talks about devolution being achieved, he should ensure that the systems that are supposed to transfer these funds to the lower levels are facilitated in a timely manner. That will ensure the people mandated to serve our people do not incur unnecessary penalties when they use these funds within the shortest time possible, as soon as the funds are disbursed."
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