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    "id": 206410,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ojiambo",
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        "legal_name": "Julia Auma Ojiambo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all the hon. Members who have contributed very positively to this Motion. All of them have reaffirmed my conviction that this is a very important Motion. I want to thank the Minister for giving us that comprehensive statement. I want to assure the Minister for Planning and National Development that my Committee will rely on him to work with us to produce the Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take note of the proposal by hon. Wetangula for affirmative action. I want to tell him that affirmative actions are top-guard measures and we have taken that into consideration as well. We want to assure him that we are looking into a legal framework that will put together all the policies that he mentioned and give a way forward for their proper implementation. We note that these policies have been in existence for all these years. I want to agree with the hon. Members who have said that Government after Government - Hon. Musila mentioned it - have expressed their wish to support certain measures towards the improvement of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of our country but nothing concrete has come out to improve the status of these areas. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate all the suggestions made, and I want to assure all hon. Members that we will take them into consideration, and the fact that we need to put in place a criteria for identification of the areas in Kenya that belong to the category of ASAL. We note that there are areas we have taken for granted as high potential areas and yet they belong to the ASAL category. I also want to assure hon. Members that we will identify the residents of these areas and categorize them in the rightful manner. I want to assure them that we will put in place a legal framework that will assist this Government, and the governments to come, to ensure that resources of this country are properly devolved to areas that are in need of them. Particularly, those areas that have vast potential for the improvement of our nation. With those few remarks, I beg to move. 3544 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 29, 2007"
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