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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "and Budget on the Equalization Fund. If you intend to reduce the Equalization Fund, you have to justify it. We have to know the reason. The Equalization Fund is established under Article 204 of the Constitution, which states that 0.5 per cent of the revenue collected annually is specifically allocated to marginalized areas; which are 14 counties. Its function is to develop water, roads, electricity and health facilities. When you touch that fund, you must have a justification. Does it mean there is electricity in these counties? Does it mean there are tarmac roads in these 14 counties or that the health sector is perfect? Madam Temporary Speaker, currently with the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), children are normally given a homework, which includes downloading and printing. Without electricity, we cannot do so. Parts of Mandera County, which is among the 14, have no electricity. I heard the Senator for Mombasa County intervene Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on the issue of Turkana County having water. Madam Temporary Speaker, does it mean that when there is a river, there is water? When we talk of water, we mean running water. People cannot go to the river to drink water. We are not animals. This money is meant for running water in the households. Electricity is part of the life and livelihood of human beings. Our area is hot. We need cold drinks. Most of our women use the electricity to conduct business of selling cold drinks. If there is no electricity, then they cannot. If there is electricity in each of the 14 counties, there is job creation and economic growth. Madam Temporary Speaker, in my opinion, there must be justification for touching this Equalization Fund. With those remarks, I thank you."
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