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    "id": 1400058,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a grave matter that is central to Members of Parliament. The crux of the matter is the question of equity, equalisation and equal opportunity. Nairobi County comprises more than three million people. In terms of contributions to the Exchequer and money that we contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Nairobi County requires to be at the table of everything that is being distributed. The idea of putting 17 constituencies in Nyayo Stadium is an opportunity for people to give the opportunities that are supposed to accrue to Nairobi to other people. I have heard the Chairperson speak to the question of decentralisation. This would occasion additional budgetary implication. If that should be the case, the Constitution itself has no limit to the amount of money that should be put in order to see it implemented. Article 10 of the Constitution, and this is my final point, is one of the foundational principles under this Constitution. Nairobi demands equity and to be at the table. It is the capital city, and we represent the people who are living in 17 constituencies. We request that you give a ruling that the Cabinet Secretary comes before us to tell us how we can get our people recruited at the sub-county level as is done in the 290 constituencies. Nairobi cannot be disenfranchised. I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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