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    "id": 81593,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/81593/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 120,
        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Nyanza province, for example, there has been a marked improvement in poverty levels and I must never glorify poverty. We want it tackled. But, generally, as a province, Nyanza has dropped from the poverty level of 63.9 percent to 43 percent. And for poverty levels to drop, it requires certain interventions. The last survey was done in 1997 and the subsequent one was done in 2005/2006. During this period, I was an adult and I have no recollection of the major interventions that could have made these levels to drop that far. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other area that has been drastically affected is in the upper eastern region. In the Upper Eastern region, there is a big drop in poverty levels and yet there are no specific interventions that you can tie to this improvement. It is on this basis that I want to pray this House that they grant a resolution that will grant an opportunity that will allow Kenyans to deal with this formula in a more comprehensive manner. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, poverty in various areas manifests itself in different ways. For example, when you look at access to health care, you will realize how certain areas are disadvantaged and this is a factor that affects poverty. My reading has it that in Nyanza Province, the average life of a person is 47.7 years while in Central, it is 64 years. That short lifespan is an indication of poverty because how short a person lives is a function of the perils he is exposed to and this is manifested in the distance and the access to health care, it is manifested in access to education, access to infrastructure, access to business opportunities, proximity to decision making organs, among others. The other factor that I think we need to take into consideration here is that, in the new dispensation we are going to have resources distributed vertically and horizontally. It is necessary that certain factors be taken into cognizance. The factors I would want taken cognizance of in vertical distribution is that the counties are unique, the constituencies are unique. In formulating the distribution formula, we need to take into consideration the demand for resources in each and every constituency. This can be done if we give an opportunity for a more scholarly or statistically sound approach so that a more politically acceptable formula and more philosophically strong formula can be generated. This requires time and patience---"
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