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    "id": 1520161,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": " Yes. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to air my views on the Equalisation Fund, which is a function in our Constitution 2010 which provides that the national Government shall use the funds to provide basic services including water, roads, electricity, health facilities, and such services to marginalised areas. The intention is to ensure that such areas, which do not have these facilities, are improved, so that they are at par with other regions. I also note that the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) is responsible for reviewing and determining which areas are marginalised. They are the ones who come up with a formula to show how such areas are identified. These areas also include the services which I have mentioned like where the supply of water is low, where water access is not adequate, attendance in schools is not well as compared to other regions, sanitation and availability of electricity. These areas are ranked by the CRA, and then those which fall at the bottom are the ones which are supposed to be marginalised. After that, those regions are the ones who should benefit from the Equalisation Fund. Although this has been amended, I can say that this is one of the areas in our Constitution which has not been implemented. The Commission on Revenue Allocation came up with a Bill and took it to the Senate. Marginalised areas have been identified several times. This is one of the areas in our Constitution that have not been implemented. Therefore, these regions keep lagging behind even though there is devolution. They are not at par with other regions. I have identified two locations in my constituency, namely, Yalatani and Maseki locations. When I visit, they always ask, “What happened? We were ranked as needy yet nothing has happened.” That is why I say that this is one of the areas in the 2010 Constitution that have not been implemented. 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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