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"content": "been calling for decentralisation of resources. Others may have been calling it economic federalism or majimboism . But all in all, I really want to agree with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on the way he has, not only equitably, but equally distributed resources, across the board. I also wish to commend the way he has chosen the constituency as the principal focus of development. This is a move in the right direction. In his Budget Speech, he mentioned the word âconstituencyâ for a record 100 times. That has gone down very well with the Kenyan population. However, it is good to clarify that the constituency based resources are not necessarily going through the CDF. I want to believe that he has just redistributed resources equally to all constituencies but using the centralised system of line Ministries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to specifically talk about three or four Ministries. First, let me talk about the Ministry of Energy. This Ministry is really giving good service to Kenyans at large. The Rural Electrification Programme, for the last two years, has really impacted very positively on the population and the economic growth in this country. There is need for more resources to be allocated to that Ministry, specifically towards rural electrification. I want to thank the Ministry of Energy, headed by Mr. Murungi and his two able Assistant Ministers, for the manner in which they have streamlined the Rural Electrification Programme in all the Constituencies"
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