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    "id": 1440099,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "While I agree with some of my colleagues, I would like to disagree in some respects, particularly concerning the statement made by the Member for Samburu County. The initial policy included 14 counties, as repeatedly mentioned by a fellow Member here. However, it is important to note that the current Constitution no longer recognises 14 counties. The first policy identified 14 counties based on the history of marginalisation in this country. However, after the implementation of these counties, it became evident that there were still pockets of marginalisation. I will give an example from my constituency. I am glad that Mfangano, now a sub-county, and Gembe Ward have been included. Mfangano Island was included because the only means of reaching the island was by water; there were no roads or government-provided public transport. Therefore, if you have no money, you cannot access the island. Secondly, the ring road on Mfangano Island has been constructed for the first time. The President inaugurated it despite being a murram road because there has never been a murram road in the area before. Therefore, making generalisations about counties is unfair. When will we ever reach Mfangano Island, where there are not even gravel roads? Sometimes, when I take pictures in my constituency, I see people ignorantly claiming that I am doing Public Relations (PR) when I am on a motorbike or walking. To get to the island, I have to use four means of transport: a boat, a four-wheeler up to a certain point, a motorbike up to another point, and in some areas, I have to walk because even a motorbike cannot access them. When we discuss marginalised counties, why do we only consider them in general terms? When will we ever reach Mfangano Island?"
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