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    "id": 273438,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to talk about the issue of the Equalisation Fund. I am horrified at the way this clause is put here. I am not too clear what Equalisation Fund here is and what is the Contingencies Fund. That is because of the way it is put here. It is like they are merged together and under Clause 18, we are talking about Equalisation Fund. Under Clause 19, the Contingencies Fund is the same as the Equalization Fund. The Constitution is very clear. The Equalisation Fund is not the one for disaster management; it is very clear. It is about marginalization and so do not give us a Contingencies Fund which is the same as an Equalisation Fund. Let us not operate as though there shall be no money because we do not know how we are going to raise the money. In any event, the Prime Minister has just been speaking on the issue of the discontent of the MRC, the Mungiki and all that and it is in relation to issues of marginalization. That is why we put up this Equalisation Fund; it was set up in order to look at marginalised groupings. So, what I want to say is that even if the committee does not bring amendments, I will bring an amendment to ensure that we separate very clearly this Equalisation Fund from the Contingencies Fund. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for being very candid about the issue of the CDF. I know a lot of people have spoken and said that it is unconstitutional. I am a lawyer and was involved in drafting the Constitution; I am sitting in the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC). I do not know anything that is unconstitutional about it. It is us who can decide whether we want to keep it by an Act of Parliament or reroute it to the counties, or whether we want to operate independently. It is not unconstitutional; what I would want to urge as a principle is that we amend this law and provide for it in principle because it is the mother finance law. So, let us provide for it clearly; I would also want to urge that the part in the Constitution that makes provision for provisions services, money and procurement for marginalised groups like the women and youth be actually provided for here. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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