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    "id": 724409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/724409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in supporting the candidate for appointment as Chairperson of the Commission. Hon. Speaker, as you have heard from the Leader of the Majority Party, the members of the Commission are not in office. They were appointed by the President but they are not working because the Commission has no Chairperson. The Commission is very important, especially in division of revenue amongst the counties. Many of my colleagues who spoke before me talked about the disparities witnessed in revenue allocation, and in disbursement of monies from the Equalisation Fund. As we discuss and possibly approve the candidature of Dr. Jane to be the chair of the Commission, I would like to ask her to revise, if possible, the formula used in division of revenue. This is especially the formula for sharing the Equalisation Fund. Her predecessor, Mr. Micah Cheresem, based it on counties. There are many constituencies in counties. In Elgeyo Marakwet, we have four constituencies. Marakwet East is the arid part of the county. However, that county is not classified as one of those counties to benefit from the Equalisation Fund. If this formula is revised with focus on constituencies, that constituency will benefit. That constituency also has very many poor Kenyans who have been lumped together with other constituencies within Elgeyo Marakwet County. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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