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"content": "Embakasi South is made up of, among other places, and I will specifically talk about two or three areas, the Pipeline Ward, Imara Ward, Mukuru kwa Reuben Ward, Mukuru kwa Njenga Ward and Quarry Ward. We talk about the Equalisation Fund (EF) or the need to get people to the same level. Embakasi South is a constituency in the City of Nairobi but it is worse of than other constituencies in the rural areas or the so called ‘marginalised areas’. With more than 300,000 residents and 151,000 registered voters, Embakasi South has only one Government high school; Embakasi Girls High School. Embakasi South has only one county primary school; Mukuru kwa Njenga Primary School. I do not know what transpired in the last five years. I do not know what you mean when you talk about being marginalised, set aside or left behind. Something needs to be done about this so called Equalisation Fund. That is so that something is done about some of the constituencies that are so far left behind in development or, ignored. Embakasi South does not have roads. It has only one road that is tarmacked – the Catherine Ndereba Road. It is nothing but muddy roads everywhere else. We have a road that is now named “Matopeni Superhighway”. During the campaigns, to demonstrate how bad the situation was, one of my campaigners, as we were attempting to cross the street or the road from one side to the other, stepped inside and told me: “Please Sir, wait. Let us see how deep it is.” When he stepped inside, the water and the mud went into his gumboot. As he was pulling his leg, the gumboot was left there because he was stuck. So, when you talk about marginalised or ignored constituencies, there are some here that need to be handled. Yes, I promise to work as hard as I can to do what needs to be done. But, there is need to really increase the NG-CDF. We had a county government in the last four-and-a-half years and not a single road was done by it. As we talk things like the NG-CDF and such, we might want to consider such. I want to echo what one of my colleagues has said here earlier. It was about property potentialy increasing. That is because, when your constituents see you, they see the Government. For anything that is wrong, it is the Mheshimiwa . It is the Member of Parliament (MP) who is supposed to fix it. When it rains, houses of the people of Quarry, because it is on the lower end by the river bed, are waterlogged. We do not have any toilets in Mukuru kwa Njenga, in the entire ward. I think we have only two toilets in Mukuru kwa Reuben yet you talk about trying to prevent cholera and such. How can you do it? We force our people to go into the restrooms mostly at night, behind their houses. This is in the City of Nairobi; supposedly the City in the Sun. As we discuss and talk about how to improve and work on the amendments on the Public Trustee Bill, there are many other things that we need to work on. One other thorny issue that was mentioned earlier on is that the Speaker needs to look into the issue as it was alluded to. It is the issue of sharing and the list that was forwarded to him from this side of the aisle; on the leadership of the House. There being four partners, there is need for something to be done so that everybody feels represented. Everybody here was elected by a good portion or, the majority or, a good number of his constituents. I thank you for the time, Hon. Speaker. I support the amendments. I did not mention my name since I am still green. My name is Musili Mawathe, Member of Parliament for Embakasi South Constituency."
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