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    "id": 1300337,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1300337/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to also add my voice to the Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No.30 of 2023). From the onset, I stand in support of the Bill for several reasons. First, for the first time since the advent of devolution, we are now almost at the tail end of actualising the debate around the equalisation fund and action on marginalisation. Article 204 of the Constitution establishes the Equalisation Fund. The Article makes it mandatory that we consider the recommendations of CRA in appropriating any funds to deal with marginalised areas. That has been done. I wish to emphasise that yes, CRA is a Constitutional institution. However, it is also an institution populated by human beings who can make mistakes. When they do make those mistakes, we have a duty of care to correct those mistakes. At least now 34 counties will receive these funds. It is unfortunate that counties such as Nyamira are not been listed. However, the beauty is that we do not expect some areas that have been identified as marginalised in the FY2023/2024, to automatically be listed to benefit from this Fund in FY2024/2025. We will be very keen on this. We expect that some areas will acquire a level of development that will push them out of the list of marginalisation, so that other areas maybe listed."
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