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    "speaker_name": "Mr. G.G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "But the way we are standing here and talking about major roads; \"This has not been done! That has not been done!\", let us go back to our political history! Unless we transform our minds, unless we change and agree to transform ourselves to become new people, we still have the old brains. None of us thinks about what he is expected to think. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those are the areas that I urge the Ministry to give deliberate attention. When we distribute 16 per cent of the levy equitably--- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you were talking here, you talked about equitability of finances and resources. It is not possible, in a fair developing programme, to equalise everybody! Even in the house, you cannot equalise all the children! There are things that you can buy for a child who is not capable, and leave the one who is able to do his job. So, areas that are poor need to be given attention. If you give Kshs12 million to Kiambaa Constituency or hon. Nyachae's Constituency, and you give me Kshs12 million, what are you talking about? Where the two gentlemen come from had all the development before, and it is as if I am coming from the bush! When you equalise me with somebody who has seen the light--- There is a need to change our way of thinking! If people are so poor, give them more. There is what we call \"the Poverty Index (PI)\", but I even question those who do them. It must be very fair! If some districts are so poor, what are we, therefore, to do? It is to try and get these people to come up and not just to think of equitable distribution of resources. This is unfair! It is an indirect way of manipulating others using politics. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us be fair and genuine, that those who are poor need to be promoted. If we do not do that, we are creating a society based on class. Many years to come, we shall still continue to have the poorest many and the richest few. That way, we will be soliciting for our downfall in many years to come, because there is no way some people will be let to be so rich July 25, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2789 while others remain poor, yet think we are doing very well because of equitable distribution of resources. I think it is high time the Ministers started changing their concept of development. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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