{"id":704368,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/704368/?format=json","text_counter":266,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"provide them with water, they do not believe because the 50 years that have passed, they have not seen any development. We feel that the criteria which was used has to be revised to bring on board areas which are more marginalized. For example, in a county like Makueni, we have areas within that county which are marginalized and are below the standards of development and they need to be captured. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not support this Bill. As the Senator for Kajiado County, I call upon this Senate to come up with a law so that we can revise the counties which are marginalized and go deeper to identify the wards which are more marginalized so that an area like Ndeiya within Kiambu County which is under-developed can be captured. For the architects of the Constitution, this was a noble idea. I believe that if this Fund can be utilized properly and those areas are captured well and development is taken to them, people will not feel as if they do not belong to this country. They will not feel that the only people who are taken care of are those that have produced presidents for this nation. That will make competitive politics healthier without any bitterness. As it stands today, people say it is our chance to take presidency because of development. If we can utilize this Fund well, we will bring sanity into our politics. Madam Temporary Speaker, on the issue of spending of funds at the county level; even though we know it is the first time devolution is taking place in our country, counties are not doing well but still, we can trace development within our counties more than it was before. I believe this Senate is going to adjust and ensure the loose areas where the governors take funds without utilizing them properly can be tightened. I believe we will be getting value for our money. Madam Temporary Speaker, we also need to challenge the National Assembly that they need to oversight the national Government. As much as we have been talking about wastage of funds in our counties by governors, we need to see the National Assembly talking a lot more about the theft which is ongoing. They need to rise and not to be seen to be part of the executive but to play their role as per the Constitution in Article 95. It has been worrying for people to wake up and read that there is theft in this or that Ministry. That is not giving us a good picture. The National Assembly must stand up and be seen to be working. Thank you."}