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"content": "the extent necessary to bring the quality of those services in those areas to the level generally enjoyed by the rest of the nation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 216(4) mandates that the CRA determines and publishes and regularly reviews a policy by which to identify the marginalized areas, for the purpose of allocation of the Equalisation Fund. In accordance with this mandate, the Commission published a criteria for the identification of the marginalized counties for the purposes of the Equalisation Fund in February this year. Identification of these marginalized counties was based on a three-pronged approach as follows:- 1. County Development Index (CDI); County level data was used to develop a composite index which focused on the level of development in a county, as measured by selected county level development statistics in health, education, infrastructure and poverty. 2. County survey on marginalization. Insights from the Commission survey which introduced public participation in identification of marginalized counties. 3. Analysis of historical and legislated injustices. This was based on experts’ views and was used to tell part of the story behind the county level development statistics. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, counties were ranked based on the results under each of the three approaches as follows:- (i) Counties with CDI below 0.52 being national average. (ii) County survey on marginalization. This is where counties above the average frequency of group questionnaires in which they were mentioned as marginalized. (iii) Historical injustices where counties having been identified as having suffered historical injustices in pre and post Independence period. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the final identification of marginalized counties was also based on the size of the Equalisation Fund and the need to equalise basic service levels in 20 years. The number of counties identified as marginalized was limited to those that had been identified by, at least, any two of the three approaches. That is how the following were arrived at: Turkana, Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Samburu, West Pokot, Tana River, Narok, Kwale, Garissa, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Isiolo and Lamu. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you will notice that from the enclosed booklet, which I will also table in this House, that the determination on marginalization has been made to cover the years from July, 2011 to June, 2014. This, therefore, means that the CRA will review once again the counties identified as marginalized and make fresh determinations to cover the years from July 2014 to June, 2017. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to table this booklet."
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