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    "content": "It will be wrong when Kenyans have given their views; these people have developed it all this time that we again come and say: “Look, this thing was not subjected to public participation.” It was extensively subjected to public participation and everyone gave his views. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the last point I want to clarify is that the process of revenue allocation to counties is not meant to address historical injustice. I want this to be very clear. The provision for addressing historical injustices is provided for clearly in the Constitution. Every Member who feels that his county, like ours, have been behind for the last 50 years, can demand, through the relevant Article 204 of the Constitution, for the Equalization Fund, which was an attempt to provide for that in order to bring up those counties to that level. But even then, if we now say “my county, Mandera was left out for all those years; I must now be the one that should get more money,” it then defeats logic. The purpose here is to provide money to ensure that services are delivered in counties for the functions we have transferred. Hon. Senators need to be alive to that fact. It is about the provision of services to the functions we transferred. If we focus on the injustices, we then will be missing the point. In our view, these parameters have balanced. If you look at the Kshs226 billion of last year, for example, my own county and I want Members to note because there are Members who think that we are pushing this thing for our own interests - the figure is reduced by Kshs500 million, if we apply this new formula. In Turkana County, for example, which had one of the highest, the amount reduces by Kshs2 billion merely by application of the new formula on the Kshs226 billion. So, it helps to bring down and at the same time raise for some because of the way we have adjusted; we reduce the poverty and we create some other factors that can be looked at. 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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