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    "id": 1085565,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1085565/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu East, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jackson Lekumontare",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Lentoi Joni L Jackson Lekumontare",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to say I support this Report. As my colleagues have said, the Equalisation Fund is provided for by the Constitution. This is a Fund that has never served the purpose it was intended for. I think time has come for these regulations to be implemented so that the areas in this country which are marginalised can start using the money. There are parts of this country where tarmac roads are just history. There is no electricity, water and dispensaries. I think poverty is not the same as marginalisation. This Equalisation Fund will bring up the marginalised areas which lack very many services. Although some Members have cited the existence of too many committees, maybe, that will be looked into in later stages. It is the right time that this Fund should start helping our people. It seems some people do not live in this country. In some areas, there are massive road constructions while other areas have impassable roads. If this Fund is implemented, it will help us. The Government is really unfair to some parts of this country and yet, it serves the whole population. 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."
}