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    "id": 801505,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/801505/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, when we are dealing with a Bill like this and the funds we are talking about particularly in agriculture, we should have water for the purposes of irrigation. Having said that, I am of the opinion that some of the counties in this country have been marginalized for far too long. For a county like Nyandarua in the former Central Province, people can assume that it is developed like other counties in the nation. However, we know that we lack infrastructure in Nyandarua County. We have no roads. People can assume that because we are in the former Central Province, we are well-endowed. We have no water facilities and electricity. We are underdeveloped. We are even worse-off than Tana River and Turkana counties. It is time to think of those underdeveloped counties so that we can have roads, water and electricity like other Kenyans. There is no county that can develop without infrastructure. Other things like industries come later when we have infrastructure. Without infrastructure, we cannot develop industries, and the residents of Nyandarua County will be relegated to poverty. We want every part of Kenya to be developed. We do not just want a few counties to be developed. The money we get for devolution is not adequate to put Nyandarua County where it is supposed to be. We need funds from the national Government so that our roads, water and electricity can be done so that we can be at par with other counties in the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are elected to represent our people. If we do not represent our people in this House, then we will be relegated to bad places. We want this Government to hear. I am not fighting the Government. No, I am for the Government. However, I want the Government to also know that we are elected for the purposes of representing our people. It is time that we get development in Nyandarua County like other counties. They are getting what they want. We have those problems. I will sit down because of the urgency of this Bill so that we can vote for it. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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