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    "id": 283934,
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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": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, there are concepts that will be very difficult for us, as a country, to internalize. Earlier in the day, we saw one such concept. Some of the provisions of the Constitution look like double-edged swords. For instance, we are talking on the one hand about the issue of national cohesion and integration, yet on the other hand, we are talking about non-discrimination on the basis of ethnicity. Talking about one of them, sometimes, seems almost like an anti-thesis of the other. In the allocation of resources, the Constitution speaks about equity. In equity, we must look at areas that have been marginalized whether by ethnicity, political leanings, distance, religion or any factor. Therefore, we must ensure that the Fund is operationalized. If, indeed, in the first two years, it is not operationalized, because it is a fund that has a timeline, my suggestion is that the two years that are lost should find their way in the next budget, so that we do not further marginalize areas and communities or interest groups that have been marginalized before. I am speaking about women who have been marginalized. I know that many of us are thinking of the Equalization Fund as only referring to geographical marginalization. But if you look at the definition of marginalization in the Constitution, it also includes groups such as women, youth and ethnic communities that have been marginalized in the past. So, in terms of the Equalization Fund, I am hoping that we can ensure that women, youth, areas and groupings that have been marginalized before benefit."
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