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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support the amendment on the basis of sharing revenue by Sen. Okong’o Omogeni, the Senator for Nyamira. I must say that we have come from very far. Previously, in the 1980s, we had a one-party state and we had resources being shared centrally. In 1965, there was Sessional Paper No.1 that stated that we had Independence. How do we share our resources to ensure that we get development and have speedy economic growth? According to Sessional Paper No.1, resources were sent to areas with high potential, areas with rainfall and fertile soils. There were areas that were left behind in terms of development. These areas were mainly in the Lower Eastern, Coastal Region and the Northern Frontier Districts in the Northern Eastern Region. In 2003, we saw the passage of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), where we saw some semblance of redistribution of resources through the CDF. We had money going to constituencies, although Members of the National Assembly have misused that Fund. They have become like implementers, but thanks to the courts of law which have pronounced themselves that this money should not be used or applied by The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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