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    "id": 1243771,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "choir. There was nothing. Everything was a choir. This is a very rich culture, which we need to invest in and protect. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to support and expand the view made by Sen. Faki that when we go to Turkana County, committees should get active. Not just the Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Legal Affairs; all the committees should be active and try to engage and do their oversight role with the local people in Turkana County. As I conclude, all said and done, going to counties is a sacrosanct action of this House. We are not a Nairobi City County House. We are a House of the counties. If we go to Turkana County and debate in their Chamber, we will influence and inspire many things. If we conduct our committees there and invite the mirror committees in that county to sit together with us and see how we do things, they will learn a lot from us. This is especially given the superior resourcing that the Senate has compared to counties in terms of the civil service support. Over and above, those Senators who come from more privileged places than Turkana County, should take the opportunity to encounter reality. That way, next time we deal with the equalization fund, they will not stand in the way of it going where it is supposed to. It is supposed to equalise us. It is not a fund to be divided so that everybody has a share. Let it remain an equalization fund so that the likes of Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir and Isiolo counties are given a chance to catch up with the rest of Kenya; which was privileged by proximity to Nairobi City and such like things. These counties are heavily challenged by natural resources, hostile environment and historical factors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, thank you for the opportunity. I thank the Majority Whip and this team for coming up with this very noble and timely idea. I support that Senate Mashinani goes to Turkana County."
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