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    "content": "that is mined in Tana River County, this cannot reflect the 20 per cent value. Surely, we want proper explanations for some of these things. Gypsum is a highly valuable mineral and it is the one that makes the critical component in manufacturing cement. We support the Bill, but there are things that need an explanation, so that we can all move in the same direction. We are thankful for the allocation of Kshs121 million for the completion of the county headquarters in Tana River County. Tana River County is one of the counties that has not been able to complete the construction of the county headquarters until after this allocation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will use the Floor of this House to tell the county government that it is time that we move away from the list of shame. How is it that so many other counties have finalised this business of county headquarters? When you go to counties for benchmarking and see how they look and compare to how your county looks like, it is shameful. We need this money utilised properly to finalise this business as soon as possible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the final one on this Bill is that when you look at it, there is the allocation for the programme called Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio- Economic Development (KEMFSED) Programme. Just now, we have had the Senator for Turkana County, Sen. Lomenen, talk about the potential of Blue Economy at Lake Turkana and yet, if you look at the Bill, Turkana has been given nil allocation for this programme. We have just come from there and saw that the lake is big, if not bigger than so many other water bodies around Kenya. I use the Floor of this House to urge that fairness be part and parcel of our legislation making process. Why would you deny a county such as Turkana, which has such a huge lake, even a single coin of this KEMFSED programme? We have many times talked about a lot of segregation in terms of development. When you are allocating money to this area and not to the other, yet the potential for economic development in that area is as good as the other areas, then we are continuing to promote the Sessional No.10 of 1965; that economic paper that promoted unequal development within this country. Tana River County has a very large coast and the potential for Blue Economy is very large. However, when it comes to the allocation, I do not know what factors these people use to give us little money than more to other coastal counties. It is not understandable when you are given Kshs33 million and another county being given Kshs100 million. As much as we wish them well as they develop and do what they need to do to get their counties moving, it is not fair. The explanations are not even there to tell why some counties should get three times more from the same programme of Blue Economy, while other counties are being denied the same fund. We are in the same country and are the same citizens with the same coastline. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my prayer is that as the Government Whip, who is holding brief for the Senate Majority Leader, replies, he can shed some light on some of these things because we would want to walk together. For a very long time, some of us have watched unequal development in this country and we should not keep quiet. We will keep on saying that this nation needs to be fair to all of us. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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