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    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the first Petition especially on the role of sports in as far as management of diseases that are as a result of our lifestyles is concerned. When the Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism will be looking into this, they have to consult with the existing bodies like Athletics Kenya (AK) because when I do fields for athletics in Endebess, AK normally comes to ensure that it meets the required standards. The Football Kenya also makes sure that it meets the required standards. So, they have to consult those bodies so that when they come up with recommendations to this House, they have to be authoritative and do not disregard what is existing. On the Petition by Hon. Nguna on issues of hardship allowance, this is something that has come to this House on several occasions. I would ask the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security that when they are looking into that Petition, they need to review the initial classification of hardship areas. This is because, in my County of Trans Nzoia, when teachers or even civil servants are posted to Endebess, they normally want to get transferred to maybe Kwanza, that is, Hon. Wanyonyi’s constituency, Kiminini or other places, yet we also deserve those services. So, such an area like Endebess needs to be classified as a hardship area. When you look at the Commission on Revenue Allocation’s classification of constituencies that should benefit from Equalization Fund, in Trans Nzoia, Endebess is benefitting meaning that this is one of the areas that has challenges in the whole country. So, people who are working in Endebess need to be classified as people who are within hardship areas, and they deserve to be paid that. When you move to other areas, conditions are better. So, when the Committee is looking at that Petition, please try to look at various places and review the old classification because some areas have ended up being disadvantaged yet they qualify for it. I support the Petitions. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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