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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this formula because it is skewed. It promotes the old system of just pushing resources to those who have, and those who do not have because they did not have a President or Cabinet Minister at one time are left behind. They will be kept even further behind by this formula. In the formula for Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), there was equal sharing initially of about 50 per cent of the kitty. Then the rest were added according to those other factors, including population, poverty and so on. But when you give such a high percentage (45 per cent) based on population, this formula marginalizes further the already marginalized counties. This is because those people are the same ones who used to receive resources since Independence and beyond. Secondly, I know that some will argue and say: “What about the Equalization Fund?” Equalization Fund is Kshs6 billion, which is a drop in the ocean. It does not contribute in any way to equalizing. It just keeps people behind. Therefore, we want the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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