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    "id": 1243790,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I believe this Motion is moving to the right direction. As you are aware, this Senate represents the entire nation; the 47 counties. Having Senate in the mashinani and starting it from Turkana County is a very good move. Instead of having one Senate mashinani per year, I request the SBC or those who are concerned, to give opportunity to at least two counties every year so that at least by the end of time, we are able to visit eight counties and that represents the eight regions. I believe that will be a better symbol than having only four for the entire period the Senate will be operating until 2027. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenya is a land of contrast. It is a beautiful country that is endowed with a lot of resources and features, but most of us are not exposed. Hon. Senators are exposed to their counties and Nairobi City County where they come to debate. I believe going to Turkana County will give Members a chance to see the better parts of Kenya. I will request the team to travel by road so that we at least experience the difficulties being faced by the rest of Kenyans, especially in the farfetched areas. If you see infrastructure, then each of us will agree to give Turkana and other areas in Northern Kenya like Wajir, Marsabit and Mandera more money that what they are getting now. Some Senators feel like we give a lot of money to those areas, yet they were neglected for many years. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 discriminated and separated this country. The Northern Frontier was condemned with all the capacity it had and all resources available. We have gases, oil, animals, gold and everything, but unfortunately, that has not been exploited. This country will only develop when we exploit the north, which is endowed with a lot of resources. I know some Members say we look at one-man, one-shilling and one-vote. However, these areas have been getting development from pre-colonial time to date. The issue of giving the equalization fund to other counties that are already developed was not a fair deal, because areas like Turkana are under-developed. We still need to give them more money and develop them further. This exposure will make people to realize that Turkana and other parts like Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera and Garissa need more money for development."
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