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    "id": 926488,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/926488/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alois Lentoimaga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support Division of Revenue Bill just as my colleagues have. They have been on the right direction. I want to appeal to the Senate, that most of the projects down at the counties have already stalled. Projects that were waiting for money to be released so that they can be completed have stalled. There is also a serious issue of medicine which is not available in hospitals, particularly in the county where I come from, just because there is no money to purchase it . On the issue of salaries, I am sure if this Bill does not go through because of the wrangles, salaries may not be paid to the county staff yet they have been working tirelessly, providing services and doing all sorts of work they are supposed to do. They also have needs, bills and children to pay school fees for. Continuous wrangling and rejecting money that is allocated by the Government will worsen the situation. So, I want to appeal to the Senate that the Division of Revenue Bill is a prerogative of this House. We need to pass this Bill, and they have to accept the same. The counties in Northern Kenya are ravaged by drought. We need water and food for our people. Most of the communities have moved away from home in search of pasture and water. The ones who are at home need relief food because of the drought. So, without this Bill going through, we will continue suffering because of the ravaging drought in our counties. The county governments are also in charge of Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres and pre-school. Children need to be taught. If the ECD teachers are not paid, then the children will go without teaching. The counties are also required to provide food to ECD children using the money that we are yet to pass here. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I support this Bill. I want it to be fast-tracked so that money can be released to the counties for the services that are required."
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