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    "id": 1521350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera County, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Umul Kheir Kassim",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Article 204 of the Constitution establishes the Equalisation Fund to bring regions that were not developed at par with the developed areas. Unfortunately, the Fund is not what it was meant to be. We have seen constituencies saying that they have pockets of marginalisation, so the Fund has lost the meaning of why it was created in the first place. As you know, it has a sunset clause of 20 years. We are in the 14th year, six years to its lapse, and there is nothing to show for it, which is unfortunate. Mandera County is behind in all forms of development, be it water, education or healthcare. I feel that Members of Parliament have let down the people they represent. Healthcare facilities are built for Ksh3 million or Ksh4 million, which is not what they were meant for. Each marginalised county that receives the Fund should implement one big project that is impactful to the community, not many small projects that do not make sense. I support this Report. I am part of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. My able Chair has been seated from 2.30 p.m. to ensure that this Bill sails through. I commend Hon. Kuria Kimani for the good job he is doing. Thank you very much."
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