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    "id": 1011807,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "effecting Article 204 of the Constitution. It is very clear that there are some areas that are unequal. When we are talking of areas that are unequal, I am not referring to just a section of Kenya, but many parts. You will even find that there are some areas in Kitui, Kakamega and Turkana counties and all over, where accessibility is difficult. The roads are inaccessible. When it comes to development, it is painfully slow. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill comes in handy to ensure that these areas that are hard to reach and far-flung are helped to also develop. This is so that every Kenyan can have a feel of devolution. When you look at Article 204 (6) of the Constitution, we find that this Bill has a timeframe, which is 20 years. There is need for us to ask ourselves as a country; for the past ten years look at the far to reach counties and unequal areas. If money was being disbursed there, what exactly has been done in those areas? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must have indicators of improvement. When you talk of the indicators of improvement, we are looking at the tenets of Article 204 (2) and (3). Those areas must have basic services such as electricity, water and accessibility. These basic needs are also enshrined in Article 43 of our Constitution. We are talking of socioeconomic rights. There is need for county governments to ensure that they are effecting this Article, so that Kenyans have value for devolution because this Article speaks to devolution. When these areas are enriched and improved, then everyone will be happy about devolution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed, when you are talking about the lapse, it is seven years. However, still in the same Article 204, this lapse can be extended for a further time period. We need to look the deliverables and not the extension. We need to have indicators of success in these areas. There are some areas where there are no teachers. You know very well that when it comes to education, it is a basic right. Everyone needs to be educated. When it comes to health, it is a basic right. However, you still find that there are some areas where we do not have trained teachers or teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC)."
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