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"speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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"content": "This would include the Suba people and the fishing community. So, it actually talks to very many areas of the country, not just Northern Kenya, which I agree is marginalised; but so does my constituency. If we look at the same interpretation section, it says that a marginalised group is a group of people who, because of loss or practices before, on, or after the effective date, were or are disadvantaged by discrimination on one or more of the following grounds in Article 27(4) of the Constitution. That includes race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language, or birth. Marginalisation is much bigger than what we are trying to limit it to here. I agree that some areas have been marginalised including Northern Kenya, Coastal Region, and Suba. That is why we see both Suba North and South and Ndhiwa are marginalised. In fact, other parts of Nyanza, like Homa Bay, would have been marginalised, but it is only because God was gracious and they have fine weather that they do well economically. One Hon. Member said that the weather is not included as one factor that leads to marginalisation. Having said that, I encourage and agree with my Committee, the Budget, and Appropriations that the arrears should be released to see the effective use of this Fund. Again, when we give this money like Panadol to a person who has Malaria, we will not cure such a person. We need to give medicine like Chloroquine. (I do not know the current medicine because I do not get Malaria anymore). Because of that, we need to provide more money for my constituency. For now, we have Ksh19 million. What can this amount do in Mfangano Island together with Gembe? It is not much, but we appreciate it because we are included. Even when that third policy is drawn, we must include those pocket areas of marginalisation and remain true to the constitutional definition of marginalisation. We are not marginalised because we speak loudly, but we are, as a matter of fact. I also want to agree with the Hon. Members who said that we must take into account what people are getting because this is not the only money people earn. We get the NG-CDF and allocations from ministries. I sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and I can tell you that there are areas that are getting funding for marginalisation, public participation, direct allocations from ministries, and many others. My time is up, but a lot needs to be checked when dealing with marginalisation. I support."
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