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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Jane Kagiri (",
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    "content": "Laikipia County, UDA): Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this very crucial Bill. First, allow me to thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee and the Member for Kiharu Constituency for giving me this opportunity. This is an indication of great leadership and mentorship at its best. In regard to the Equalisation Fund, I would like to appreciate the great minds that thought about it. It is a well- thought-out idea considering that we have areas in this county that are less equal than others. We have areas where people wake up to a running water tap and we also have areas where people have to walk 17 kilometres to fetch a jerrican of water. This is a Bill that needs the support of this whole House because, considering that I am Women Member of Parliament and Laikipia County being a beneficiary amongst the 34 counties, it is a bitter sweet experience for me because, sometimes, I wake up to a ward in my county where people have tarmacked roads. I move to another area where we have to clear bushes for us to even make a way through. Hon. Temporary Speaker, because this Fund was created to provide water, roads, electricity and even health facilities, I believe we all need to remember that when we are enjoying some facilities like electricity, there are people who may have never come across it. When we talk about health facilities, we have our women delivering on the roads or even at home because of lack of access to health facilities or they may be very far off from where those women live. It is well to note that by 2019, Ksh29 billion had not been released from the Equalisation Fund and yet, the people in particular areas are in dire need. Currently, we are talking about Ksh13 billion, which I believe will go to help those areas. In Laikipia County in particular, we are expecting about Ksh160 million which will go to five out of 15 wards. With immediate execution of this money, our people will enjoy better facilities. Let us not forget the Equalisation Fund was implemented from the promulgation of the Constitution in the year 2010. That tells us that it has been running for 13 years now, and 65 per cent of the time is already gone. What do we have to show? Are our people accessing electricity, water, health facilities and roads? That is the big question we have to ask ourselves. Although this House, in its wisdom, is allowed to extend that time from a period of 20 years, allow us to judge ourselves first and ensure that we implement what our people have elected us to do. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Bill."
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