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    "id": 1520321,
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    "speaker_name": "Busia County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Omanyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Bill in depth because I come from Busia County where Article 204 of the Constitution has given me a lot of hope. It defines marginalised communities as those that have been unable to fully participate in socio-economical activities. Busia is part of these marginalised areas. Every time we have heavy rains, many homes are swept away by floods in Budalangi, Busia. Families, women and children are forced to live in tents. If you are displaced in your nation by floods and another family in the eastern region faces a challenge due to drought, both equate to marginalisation. According to Article 204 of the Constitution, we need to use the funds appropriately and target that 20 years to come, every marginalised area must have proper infrastructure. If we compare developed nations like the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar that are in deserts, what exactly did they do with funds? They improved infrastructure and created modern cities that are now tourist attraction places. They have piped clean water. Their health institutions are working. We pump in a lot of money yearly to marginalised areas but our priorities are upside down. I get many tear-stained letters in my office from places like Changara in Angurai East, Bwiri Ward in Funyula, and Budalangi sub-county. People express how desperate they are and wonder when anybody will ever listen to their cries. We cannot write a letter for floods and drought, but we can make a few baby steps to prevent such from happening and make it better for future generations. Those who have never traversed this nation might have been in America or the United Kingdom, but they have never been to Bwiri Ward in Funyula, Angurai East in Teso North, Bwiri Ward in Funyula nor in Budalangi. When you mention the word ‘marginalised’, many people only think of the north eastern region. However, having been born and raised in Busia, I can tell you that there are pockets of marginalised areas in Busia County. Some people even make jokes whenever we have floods. They say, “S erikali saidia, ” and they are referring to Budalang’i and other areas in Kenya that also experience heavy rains or overflows from the lake. I support the Bill. I will ensure that when we amend and top it up, we introduce amendments that will ensure areas that have been left out are also included in the Bill, so that we grow as a nation and not have a few areas in Kenya having it all while others lack."
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