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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to second the proposed amendment by hon. Ethuro. But, basically, because of my experience in my first year as a Member of Parliament, I have actually come to realize that the words âequitable distributionâ cannot objectively give the amount that goes to every constituency. We realize that whenever we use the word âequitableâ, you will find one district getting Kshs1 million and another one Kshs100 million. At that time, you are told that it is equitable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we appreciate the fact that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance still wants to get donor support and it is the reason why he wants to beg hon. Members that this money be channeled through Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) for purpose of attracting other funding. But for the end gain of having it equally distributed in all constituencies where KERRA operates, you realize that when we use the words âequitable distributionâ; actually that money is like pocket money for the Minister, the Permanent Secretary (PS) and the Managing Directors (MDs) of KERRA and Kenya Roads Board (KRB). It is actually their pocket money and you will find that for hon. Members to access these âequitable distributed fundsâ, they actually must go and line up in the Minister, the PS and the KRBâs offices. We want to stop that lining method and get this money equally! I beg to support."
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