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    "id": 796886,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/796886/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also want to comment on this Petition. Most of the areas in Kenya are dry. Almost two-thirds of the Kenyan land mass is dry. As we ask the national Government to build those boreholes, Turkana County receives the highest amount of money from Parliament through the county government. Therefore, Turkana County receives money from the county government plus the Equalisation Fund through this Parliament because we have that responsibility. We would like to see what has been done in Turkana County with those two funds. I chair the Committee on Special Funds which looks at the audit reports of the Equalisation Fund. I would be very interested to see the impact of that Fund in this country. Many Members are always complaining that the Equalisation Fund is not running smoothly and reaching the beneficiaries. A lot can be done but I support the Petition. The residents of Turkana can also use the water from Lake Turkana which is a fresh-water lake. Turkana also has a lot of water aquifers. The Government can tap that resource and benefit the people of Turkana."
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