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    "id": 1106533,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1046,
        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, before the House adjourned last night, I was making the point that rural poverty is not the same as urban poverty. The dynamic, circumstances, implications and the consequences of rural poverty are very different from those of urban poverty. You can have a very poor person without access to basic amenities in an urban setting, but who can walk to a Level 6 Hospital that is just two kilometers away. However, in the rural areas, some of the people can only access a dispensary which is 15 kilometres away. As the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) continues to grapple with the marginalization policy, we require that they must distinguish and unpack the different types of poverty and their implications on the society. They must not lump poverty together whether it is in town or in the villages. Madam Deputy Speaker, the other point that I would like to amplify is that there is need to put money in the so called marginalized areas because they hold the future of our country. I gave the examples of the Australian and American deserts which comprise of among others California, which is the sixth riches economy in the world. The economy of California would not have happened without the infrastructural support and financial rollout that happened in the American desert about 70 years ago. I would like to give another example that the Government of Kenya can start looking at when considering the issue of marginalization and equalization in our country. There is a city called Eilat which is the southernmost part of Israel; near the border with Egypt. That is a city of about 100,000 people and it is found in very remote desert conditions. However, policy and financial interventions by the State of Israel has made that city one of the biggest contributors to the GDP of Israel despite the climatic conditions and the aridity of that place. It has become a very popular resort area because the Government of Israel has put tax incentives for the people who want to invest. The Government of Kenya should think of ways to encourage investors who want to put money in the arid areas so that they get tax incentives and other financial incentives to be able to locate their infrastructures in these areas. It is a pity that these"
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