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    "id": 282437,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/282437/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kaloki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 62,
        "legal_name": "Philip Kyalo Kaloki",
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    "content": "In my county, Makueni, we have major rivers such as Kaiti, Mbooni, and Athi. We will now prioritize construction of dams along these rivers. That way, we will be able to deal with the problems of water and roads, which have affected our area for a very long time. We will now have water for irrigation, and thus deal with the problem of food insecurity which has been a problem for many years. I believe that the areas along Mbooni River and in Kilome will now be able to generate a lot of food for consumption and sale to neighbouring counties. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must also bring out the issue of the youth and women empowerment. This is one area where we wanted to see a clear cut policy because our youth are the ones affected by unemployment in this country. Unemployment is rampant in this country and we wanted to see a policy to deal with this. Another area is that we will call for the Trade Development Bill to be enacted by this Parliament so that we put all policies together. The Bill will encourage and promote trade in the region especially in Uganda, Rwanda and the entire region so that we tap their resources. We should be able to come up with similar policies that deal with the East African Community in order to bring the countries together. Although the President is working on this area, it is good that we come up with a Trade Development Bill which will put all this together and the people of the area will benefit from this. Animal and human conflict is a sensitive issue. This one goes hand in hand with the provision of tourism and ensures that we get more visitors in this country. Although we appreciate what the Government has done to protect game reserves and game parks so that we have more tourists coming in to see the animals, we must also realise that this has also brought a lot of conflict. This is because wild animals invade areas where our people live and kill them. I am talking about the Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Park. Wild animals cross over to Kibwezi Constituency where they destroy my constituents’ farms. The wild animals also affect education in the area because people fear them. This is one area we wanted to see a clear policy that deals with compensation of people especially when their crops and classrooms which they have invested in have been destroyed by wildlife. This is one area that I felt that the President should have come up with a policy to deal with. Lastly, is on the issue of resource allocation. What we have seen lately from the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) is inadequate. There is no way we will use a formula which is punitive and say that 60 per cent of all the revenue should be allocated to areas which are densely populated. That is not devolving growth in all the areas of this country. This is one area we feel we need to revisit and revise the formula so that we can minimize the amount of allocation that is made by the CRA. We can minimize this to 30 per cent and increase the percentage depending on the poverty index. There will be equity in the development and flow of resources in this country if that is done. If we borrow a leaf from the developed countries, for example, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, anybody can live anywhere because the central governments devolve funds in an equitable manner. Everybody feels that he or she can live in any State because the Government provides basic necessities such as water and security. I can see that my time is over. I beg to support."
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