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    "id": 1300133,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "in one of the great counties in this country, Turkana. While there, we saw the levels of development from the time the devolved government kicked off. The Senate noted a low percentage of development, especially on issues of water in that county. One element of this Equalization Fund is to ensure the provision of water. Colleagues saw young children stop and request for a basic commodity. Any funding for different counties is key in this Senate. Our major role is to ensure that counties have money. This is a key fund for different counties. The Senate holds this fund key. One of the underpinning principles of the Constitution is the promotion of an equitable society with comprehensive protection of the social and economic rights of all Kenyans. This fund ensures that there is equality and economic empowerment for different Kenyans in the different regions that they come from. To give effect to equity, the State is required to put in place measures that address the disadvantaged groups due to marginalisation. Article 204, which establishes the fund, to be used for basic services in marginalised areas to the extent of bringing the equality of services in these regions. I note that the reason this fund has been delayed is that we have a Court Case from Wajir County because of the marginalised areas that had been identified by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). This court case has stopped and hindered the distribution of these funds to different counties. When we tabled the Bill, we stated clearly that this fund will be distributed from the county level, but not to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) Account."
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