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    "id": 1157696,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157696/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mutunga",
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        "legal_name": "John Kanyuithia Mutunga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to this very important Petition. The idea of criteria is important because we need to look at the geography, ecology, amenities and many other issues. It becomes more complicated when you are in a constituency where part of it is declared a hardship area and the other is a non- hardship area. In such a case, we have most civil servants or public servants concentrating in the areas that are declared hardship areas because of the benefits. I come from Tigania West, which borders Isiolo County, which has many benefits. When we were looking at the issues of the Equalisation Fund, the Speaker stood on the Floor of this House and requested the Committee that was handling this Fund to go down to all sub-locations. Looking at Meru, it is considered as a high potential area, but I come from a constituency which is low potential. Therefore, it is important for us to go down and get details of sub-locations, so that we can demarcate the hardship areas based on the agro-ecology of the area, the difficulties people face and risks to life. The Committee has a serious job to do. We expect them to do serious public participation and look at most areas to avoid biases or differences in the same sub-locations. I support the Petition."
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