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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am using that analogy of denying somebody. You know I will not read. I beg to second The County Statistics Bill (Senate Bills No. 9 of 2018). This is one of those Bills that we passed in the last Senate but it never saw the light of day. Perhaps, we did not do justice to it. I hope in the new spirit of the “handshake”, it will see the light of day and that Members of the National Assembly will see reason. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution gives counties the work of dealing with their statistics. That is also a matter that is done at the national level. There is one organisation that has monopolised statistics in Kenya that is called the KNBS. In the advent of the Kenya Constitution, 2010, it has become important to have correct statistics. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a book and I will read it for you and state why my colleagues should have a book of this nature. It is called Exploring Kenya'sInequality : Pulling Apart or Pooling Together. This was done by KNBS and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Let me just read some of the statistics. Access to education: major urban areas in Kenya have high education levels of education but large disparities. Mombasa, Nairobi and Kisumu have gaps between the highest and the lowest wards of between nearly 50 per cent of residents with secondary education. In most rural counties; that is, Baringo, Siaya, Pokot, Narok and Tharaka-Nithi, education levels are lower but the gap, which is still large is somewhat lower than espoused in the urban areas. The statistics are everywhere. On improved sanitation, Kajiado County has the highest gap between the ones with access to improved sanitation. On improved sources of water in all the 47 counties, the highest gap in access between the county with the best improved water sources and the least is over 45 percentage points. The most severe gaps are in Mandera, Garissa, Marsabit and Kilifi counties with over 99 percentage points and Wajir with over 97 percentage points. That speaks to the Mover. There is also lighting. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for my county, I am aware that in Mbooni Constituency, we have the highest number of children between zero to five years born in the whole of Makueni County. Why is this important? It is because early childhood development education (ECDE) is now a devolved function. For purposes of the ECDE and planning for that category of children, the Makueni county government cannot treat the 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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