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    "id": 1085512,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1085512/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Munene Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "John Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": "However, during our consideration of these regulations, we found that the Commission on Revenue Allocation in the first and second policies, there are areas which have still been left out. Much as the Constitution talked about 14 counties and currently there are 34 counties, even in the remaining counties, there are some few areas which still we thought they have been left out and we have a view that in the third policy maybe those areas should also be considered. Also, more important is that let this Fund achieve what the framers of the Constitution 2010 had thought of, that all Kenyans can be brought to a level where they are proud to be Kenyans because they are more equal. Once this money goes to the deserving areas, we would want to see it having the impact which it is intended for. We leaders be it MPs, Senators, Governors and even the MCAs, once money comes to our areas, let us ensure that it improves the quality of life in those areas so that Kenyans can be as equal as possible. That is the whole intention and that is why the framers of the Constitution came up with a maximum number of years when this Fund can be in place, which is 20 years. There are about nine years remaining but because the framers of the Constitution gave a leeway that Parliament may extend the period by a further six years, because of the impediments we have had in the implementation of this Fund, when the time expires, I plead that the Members of Parliament who will be in Parliament then may rise to occasion and at least add those six years so that we can be able to achieve what the initial framers of the Constitution had in mind that we want an equal Kenya where everybody is proud to be a Kenyan. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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