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    "id": 1520106,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tiaty, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassait Kamket",
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    "content": "I will propose that this Fund be administered independently away from the county governments for the identified marginalised areas to realise the kind of development intended or contemplated by Article 204 of the Constitution. One of the major issues happening is the placement of county governments as procurement entities in this Fund. In this Bill, there is a continuation of county governments to act as the authorised procurement bodies. There is a problem with that arrangement. In as much as the counties are devolved units, we must understand that there is also intra-county marginalisation. It is real. This is double jeopardy for those who are marginalised in Nairobi and at the county level. Hon. Speaker, there is the issue savings. Whenever projects are implemented, there are savings. As we speak, the savings from the Equalisation Fund are abused left, right and centre using the current Regulations. The savings are diverted to other ministries and other activities that are not even present in the marginalised areas. That is why I am proposing the management The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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