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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will try to be brief. I want to indicate that I have worked for very many years on the issue of inequalities, especially on equalising opportunities for all. One of the reasons as to why people fight is inequality. I want to say very clearly that I am one of the people who fought very hard for some of the provisions that are very strong in relation to equalising opportunities. Unfortunately, the way we are moving about it is that we have not learnt a lesson as a country and we are still trying to play tricks. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for bringing this Motion, so that we can, even by the way we are putting these figures, we can ensure that we start on the right note. It is very clear that there was an error in the survey. The sample size was very small. Due to shortage of time, I will not quote the figures but it was too small and did not take into account the new structures of governance. I would also want to encourage the Ministry that when we do a new survey, we must take into account emerging issues that affect us as a country, one of which is the incidence of HIV/AIDS and how it impacts on poverty. We must take into account the issue of child-headed households. There are communities, especially in Nyanza, where the concept of child-headed households is very normal. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must also take into account the issue of gender relations. Just the other day, I was driving across Migori County in Awendo. Even though Awendo appears rich, I could see that most of it is dotted by mud houses, yet there is sugarcane all over. When I interrogated the matter further, it emerged that it is all about who controls the money. Another issue we must look at is that of distances and access to services. Places like Mfangano, Kawiri and Ngodhe Islands, compared to other places, for instance, in Homa Bay County--- If we look at them in the same manner, we will be distorting figures. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to talk to the issue of intra- county disparities. If we look at even one county, there will be such huge disparities within it. I can give an example of somewhere in Homa Bay County. If you compare Lambwe with Kasipul Kabondo and say that the county is rich because you are using the dynamics in Kasipul Kabondo, you will be distorting figures. In Lambwe, there is no water. People are suffering because they cannot access services. It is impossible. So, we must go to the lowest unit. With those remarks, I beg to support the Motion and thank the hon. Member for bringing this wonderful Motion to the House."
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