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    "id": 390326,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/390326/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hassan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Hassan Omar Hassan Sarai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, many of us, including those from Mombasa, despite the fact that it is Kenya’s second capital and, probably, the second biggest contributor to the country’s economy, have been brought up knowing that we have been marginalized. I did expect that Mombasa would qualify for that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, but that notwithstanding, if we follow Article 204(4) of the Constitution, I think it is partly the work of this Senate to debate on the appropriation of the Equalisation Fund. My view to the Committee on Devolved Government would be that maybe we need to subject this formula to review, on the basis that we can expand the criteria for you to become a beneficiary to this fund, so that it can accommodate some of the concerns that the Senator for Kitui has raised. This will ensure that we bring in a broader basket of persons. This is because if you look at the noble extent envisaged for the usage of the Equalisation Fund, it is said that money shall only be used to provide basic services, including water, roads, health facilities and electricity to marginalized areas. These are essential core services to spur development. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, could the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Devolved Government assure us that, that Committee, to which I am a Member, will commence a process immediately, to expand the criteria used in the appropriation of the Equalisation Fund?"
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