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    "id": 183128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond. I wish to respond by laying on the Table of the House the proceedings of the HANSARD on a Motion brought by Mr. M.Y. Haji on 11th October, 2006, which was replied by non other than the hon. Member for Turkana Central, in his capacity as the Assistant Minister for Planning and National Development. I was an Assistant Minister in the Government. The Motion was seeking:- \"That, the allocation of CDF be based, among other things, on poverty index; that the current CDF allocation to constituencies is based on past indices, this House urges the Government to set up a pilot poverty index with a view to matching the current needs and problems affecting the constituencies in this region.\" Mr. Speaker, Sir, what was the considered response from the Ministry? Not in my capacity and not to be wished away by the people who come after me and, definitely, part and parcel of the record of the House and Parliament. The response was as follows:- \"The truth is that the CDF did not consider these areas because of the way things were being done, but because during the drought of 2000/2005, the Government directed the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) to ensure that all districts in the Republic were covered. So, the 2005/2006, Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey was, therefore, designed to provide indicators necessary for measuring, monitoring and analyzing living standards in the whole of Kenya. The survey covered a total of 1,339 clusters and a sample size of 13,390 households.\" Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are not my words. These are the words from the Ministry of Planning. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the concerted effort by my good friend, Mr. Midiwo, is an effort to ensure that the people of ASAL districts continue to be marginalised by the tyranny of the majority! Time has come when we should give voice to the voiceless. Time has come when we have to ensure that those who have been marginalised for a long time and oppressed just because they are not in the centres of power are assisted. It is a shame because even the people who are in the Kenya National Bureau of Standards--- By then I have made my case. This is a record I want to lay on the Table on a Motion before this House, a commitment by a Minister of the Government---"
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