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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Juma",
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    "content": "there is no fund for them and it is against the Constitution. That is not right because if it was, then we would not have passed the Equalisation Fund a couple of weeks ago that recognises that there are marginalised areas of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we pass this Motion, we will be saying that everybody in Kenya is marginalised and that is not the case. Even some Members have said that this is discrimination of the boy-child. Somebody aged 35 and above is definitely not a child. The answer to the poverty question in Kenya is not to give funds to different demographic groups. We need good economic policies that will solve the poverty issues and not funds. If we pass this Motion, we will be creating a dangerous trend in this country and sending a message, as I said earlier, that everybody is marginalized. So, it will mean also that the County Member of Parliament seats will not be open to women only. They will be open to everybody. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I finish, we know in terms of economics, there is the concept of the economically active. Those are people between the ages of 15 to 65. There are those who are economically dependent. That is the people aged between zero to 15 and above 65 years, that means small children and the elderly. If we pass this Motion, the fund will be giving money to people who are economically active. This will mean that men will be stuck in groups looking for funds, doing group activities and they will not go to work. Who then will work for our country?"
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