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    "id": 724399,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "and prime ministers or presidents not once or twice like Rift Valley and Central Kenya. Nyanza produced Prime Minister and Vice-President. Eastern Province produced a Vice-President. Some of the regions like where I come from, it is the first time they are seeing even a Leader of the Majority Party or the Speaker of the Senate. So, when the Commission is allocating resources, it must look at, for example, Marakwet County and see which part of that county has been left behind and give it more resources. They should go to Kitui County and see the constituencies where ministers were coming from like Kitui Central, where a Minister for Water used to come from. They should go to the rural part of Kitui like where Hon. Nyamai comes from. They should go to Meru. They should avoid where the big guys used to come from and go to the remote parts like Igembe and Tigania. That is what CRA is supposed to do. It is supposed to look at the formula and make sure regions, counties and constituencies that were left behind can come and join the more developed areas so that Kenya can be at par and every Kenyan can be proud of his country. One of the beauties about President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration is that it is a Government that believes in equity. The 6,000 kilometres of roads are everywhere, whether the people there voted for President Uhuru Kenyatta or not. Some other regions that have not seen tarmac like North Eastern Province have now seen tarmac and that is why come the elections, we will not listen to rhetoric. We will listen to Uhuru Kenyatta. We will not listen to people who have nothing to offer. We will see the road from Garissa to Wajir to Mandera. That will make our people vote for Jubilee. Hon. Speaker, this is a good thing. The Chair is, one, a lady and two, she is qualified. Three, she has worked in the National Treasury. The problem with my former Chairman, Micah Cheserem, is that he was the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). For you to understand the thematic areas in the Commission on Revenue Allocation Act, you must have some basis and experience in the National Treasury. So, I am happy that, that lady has worked both at the National Treasury and she has also worked with the donor community. She is bringing experience of two key players. With those many remarks, I beg to support and ask Members to also do so. I thank the Committee for bringing a more comprehensive Report. I support."
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