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    "id": 1085548,
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    "speaker_name": "Laikipia CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Catherine Waruguru",
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru",
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    "content": "would bring us another huddle and delay the process of disbursement of the resources. I urge Members, for purposes of those of us who come from marginalised communities... I stand here candidly to speak for the people of Laikipia North and part of Laikipia West, which experience problems and which have been neglected by Government in the previous regimes. Some of them do not have road networks. They do not have clean water and are still struggling, in the present regime, with insecurity. Other than the issues in county governments, the revenue share has been delayed because the Equalisation Fund has had a hitch given the technical knockout the courts handed the Regulations. But now that we have these Regulations before us, I ask Members of our communities and those of us who do not come from marginalised regions to come out strongly to support us to pass the Regulations. This will allow us to start experiencing and enjoying the fruits of the 2010 Constitution. It is unfair that the Government allows part of this country to solely depend on NG-CDF and other resources that go to our governors. In instances where our Members are not able to lobby for development projects from various ministries, it always ends up looking as if nothing is going on in their regions. Members who receive NG-CDF will agree with me that it is not enough to construct roads, especially to bitumen standards. It is not even enough to build universities or colleges. Constituencies have been lucky to get the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions. I thank the Commission for adding extra constituencies in the 14 counties which used to receive those funds, to 34 counties. This will enable the people of Laikipia West and Laikipia North to benefit in the second policy of the Equalisation Fund. I am very grateful. I look forward to seeing more regions, which are perceived to be rich and developed, but are lagging behind, being included. Our girls continue lacking basic and essential things like sanitary towels and shelter. For those of us who come from regions which require boarding facilities... Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you bear me witness that if I were to put to task the Ministry of Education with regard to what monkey business has been going on as far as distribution of resources in marginalised areas is concerned, you will realise that the majority of our areas have been left behind. For the first time, we have had a woman in Laikipia North as a Member of Parliament. Before Hon. Sarah Korere came on board, we only had one boarding secondary school. But now with the little we get and the priorities that have been set, we are going to be in a position to do extra beyond what NG-CDF can do."
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