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"speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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"content": "I heard people arguing that when you go to the northern part of Kenya, they are able to pay school fees for the entire population using the National Government- Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). When you go to Ruiru or Roysambu constituencies, the population is quite high. Therefore, this conversation of equalization fund must address some of these issues. There are no good roads in Mandera, Kibra, or Mukuru kwa Njenga. In Nandi, where I come from, Tinderet, for example, is normally prone to landslides, especially during the rainy season. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you go to your County of Bomet, some areas in Chepalungu Constituency like Chebunyo, Nyangores and Sigor also have similar problems. Some people think that Bomet is good because of tea. However, others parts are like Nyeri, where if you go to Kieni, there are similar challenges. You will find the same challenges in Kitui County. Those challenges may not be as enormous as many people would expect. Because of the equalization fund, our colleagues from traditionally marginalized regions are no longer marginalized. I have talked about the urban poor. In fact, when you go to Mandera, people are living in better hygienic conditions than those in Kibra, Mukuru kwa Njenga and Pipeline. We have people who have no water yet they live in Nairobi City where 60 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) goes. They do not have roads, toilets and food. It means that there is a challenge of urban poverty that needs to be addressed. We should use the equalization fund to address affirmatively in those areas. We thank God because we have tea, coffee, sugarcane and milk in Nandi. Now that we are a source of champions, it is assumed that we have everything. However, some areas in Nandi, like Tinderet Sub County and part of Kapchorwa Ward in Nandi Hills Constituency have challenges. We also have challenges in Songhor/Soba Ward. I am happy this money will not go to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) accounts because these are more of affirmative areas. For example, Nandi Hills Constituency where we have Kapchorwa Ward will receive Kshs16,672,936. It means that more than Kshs16 million will go to specifically Kapchorwa Ward in Nandi Hills Constituency. During implementation, let us also give priority to the people of Kapchorwa Ward in Nandi Hills Sub County. Let us agree on priority areas, especially when it comes to roads because they are very pathetic. When it rains, the roads are impassable and they cut off us from the rest of Nandi. We also have schools that need to be upgraded. Electricity is also a challenge. We have Chemelil/Chemase Ward in Tinderet Constituency where a lot of sugarcane is grown and taken to Kibos Sugar Factory, Miwani Sugar Factory and West Kenya Sugar Factory. There is a nucleus and Chemelil/Chemase is part of it. The sugarcane is taken to the factories for crushing. I am happy that when the Jubilee Government was being governed by the “handshake”, Sen. Wambua was the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. We went and sat with farmers in Chemelil/Chemase Ward and"
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