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    "id": 607016,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/607016/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that I cannot justify, perhaps, why one county should get three times more than any other county. Even if we are talking about equalization and addressing poverty issues, I cannot understand why Trans Nzoia, for instance, can get half of what another county is getting. We are also aware that the population census that was carried out had a lot of questions. Therefore, relying merely on population would be unfair. We should reduce the weight that we give to population and increase the weight that we give to equal share to every county and also each county’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Even the issue of introducing personal emoluments aspects would not be there if we considered GDP contribution. The CRA may say that it does not have figures on how much GDP each county is contributing. But if it is able to assess and rank counties according to their poverty level, there is no reason they cannot give us figures showing which county contributes what. We face a danger of destroying the goose that lays the golden egg. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I wish this criteria could be changed to take into consideration the constitutional requirement, because I believe that it has not been taken care of. I beg to oppose."
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