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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "marginalized areas to the level where everybody else in the country is. If you look at the national Government--- I can for sure say that, that money, if you were to ask some of us in the Budget and Appropriations Committee where that money is--- You do not see the money. What you are told is that the Ministry in charge of devolution has the money and it is still working on the structures. What this Bill is going to do is just to give structures so that the money can go directly to where it is required. Marginalization in this country is not something new. Look at the constituencies in North Eastern and Eastern provinces. Look at Marsabit and Wajir, in particular. There has been fighting going on there pitting the clans. That conflict is majorly because of scarce resources. People were talking about the laptops that will be taken to those marginalized areas. I always ask myself--- I am waiting to see whether electricity will reach an area in my constituency called Ol Derkesi. If you ask the residents there where the road is, they will not show you. There is no road there, let alone water and electricity. Let us support this Bill because it will help those areas enjoy the fruits of Independence. Article 204 of the Constitution states: “Any unexpended money in the Equalization Fund at the end of a particular financial year, shall remain in that Fund for use in accordance with Clauses (2) and (3) during any subsequent financial year.” Sometimes, when you read these laws, you wonder where we will get that money from. We even do not have enough money to do other things. When that money is not spent, it is sent back to the Ministry or Treasury and that will be the end of it. We are, therefore, asking this House to help us get that money, so that our areas can benefit from the Fund. The Report by CRA has counties like Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Samburu, West Pokot, Tana River, Narok, Kwale, Garissa, Kilifi, Taita Taveta and Isiolo. The list keeps on changing. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, do you know what Mr. Cheserem says? He says that it keeps on changing. So, today it is my county and tomorrow it is your county. So, do not just look at the areas that are benefitting this year or next year. Issues change. So, I am asking Members of this honourable House to support this Bill so that, maybe, next year, we will change the law so that many of the constituencies can benefit. I am sure we should not go by the counties but by the constituencies and areas that are affected."
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