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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "For example, the land surface area is quite big in Turkana and Mandera counties. However, if infrastructure such as roads are put in these areas, they will improve the infrastructure and the business element. There will be much movement. If water is provided, agriculture will improve and there shall be production. Once you have production and value addition, there shall be improvement of different economic areas. This will increase revenue. An increase in revenue will impact the region and create job opportunities for the youth in those regions because of those facilities. We have a devolved government to ensure that our people get opportunities. If we do not ensure that is in place, then we kill devolution indirectly. That is not something that the Senate take pride in. The other condition that the Fund stated was that the beneficiary counties must open county special purpose account at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This fund is not an additional allocation but a special fund. It is wise for it to have its own account. This becomes easier for better and transparent accounting systems without mixing up. The funds and that account will have its own Equalization Fund Advisory Board (EFAB). At the mashinani level, there are members who have been selected to sit in those boards. Having these accounts specifically for this fund, makes it more manageable and clearer. There is no mix-up that the funds were utilised for any other project or used for recurrent expenditure. That shall not be the case. It will be easy to manage and offer transparent accounting for marginalised areas as far as these funds are concerned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, further, we stated that the County Technical Committee (CTC) must be put in place as provided in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2021 Regulations. As I mentioned earlier, these are the Committees that shall identify the different projects depending on the area. You release that for projects to be identified in these areas and the people need to be there. They need to interconnect with other public institutions. For example, if we are connecting electricity or digging a borehole in a particular area, it will serve a bigger range. The committees will ensure that the water serves a wider range of people."
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