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    "id": 1385998,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "a wide area of western Kenya and Nyanza. At one point, the RDAs lost focus on what they were intended to do. The time has come to review what is called marginalisation criteria in this country. There is a regional authority called Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority (ENNDA), based in Isiolo. My constituency borders Laikipia and Isiolo. We share the same geographical and climatic conditions and yet, that regional development authority has not paid any attention to the neighbouring constituency which I belong to - Buuri Constituency. Climate change has come. Some areas were seen to be very dry. Some parts of central and eastern Kenya now need to be managed and given the benefit of RDAs. There is a need to bring focus to the mandate of RDAs. Many of them are focused on water, irrigation and limited activities that are related to education and security. We need to review the mandate of some of the RDAs because of the new Constitution. Counties have assumed some of the responsibilities that the RDAs were performing. The national Government is still focusing on ensuring even distribution of resources in this country. That is why I am a student of the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Those RDAs must be aligned to the BETA plan. This is the Bill that is showing signs that we need to realign their operations. We need to instill professionalism in the running of the affairs of the authorities in this country. I agree with all the Members who have said that professionalism is required from all those authorities and organisations in this country. It does not matter where you come from. If a Meru can save the Coast region, that is what the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party needs to embrace. It is not saying that somebody from the Coast has been marginalised. How long are they going to cry marginalisation? For 60 years, they have been crying about marginalisation. We cannot cause depression in one region forever. No! We must learn to speak the truth. A lot of money has been pumped into the Coast and North Eastern regions. It is common sense! We cannot be crying about marginalisation 60 years down the line. That is a wrong concept. Every Kenyan has a right and an opportunity to do what he is supposed to do."
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