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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "to Kisumu International Airport. As a matter of economic concern, we should strive to reduce the number of man-hours lost in traffic jams. Pillar number four of Vision 2030 is access to quality social services. The condition of our people, particularly with regard to provision of primary healthcare in the rural areas, is still wanting. This is an area we must pursue. Hon. Speaker, as I rush to conclude, let me comment on the fifth pillar of Vision 2030, which is entrenching devolution for better service delivery. Devolution is about equitable sharing of our resources. Equity is always the avenue for achieving equitability. I want to dissuade those of us who have been having second thoughts about devolution that it was never going to be easy. About three months ago, I had an opportunity to visit Germany, which is a federal country. The debate about devolution and sharing of resources in those countries, which have much bigger economies than ours, are still more or less the same. So, I would think that as a people, we need to take comfort and celebrate those counties which are doing well and try to encourage those counties which are lagging behind. Those lagging behind should try to learn from those other counties which are doing well. It is said that, most times, God will give you nuts. But rarely will He crack them for you. One of the biggest nuts that God has given this country, which we have not cracked, is the ethnic and cultural diversity of our country. This is one abundant resource which we have applied in the worst way possible. I believe that the ethnic and cultural diversity of Kenya is a resource that can be applied positively for the progress of this country."
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