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    "id": 885450,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/885450/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13195,
        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
        "slug": "cleophas-wakhungu-malalah-2"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I was just trying to deliberate on the issue of women walking long distances to look for wild berries, which they need to boil for a whole day, just to ensure that the concentrated poison is reduced before they consume them. It is quite a pity that, that is happening in a county in this country, yet we have counties which have plenty of food. When you go to Kakamega County, for example, you will find women with plenty of food trying to sell it. This then calls for our understanding and clear attention on what the way forward is and where the problem is in the administration of this country. Over the weekends, we see leaders flying in high cost choppers and donating millions and millions of shillings, yet we have people in this country who cannot afford a meal. I want us to relook at ourselves and evaluate our souls. As leaders, are we prioritizing the needs of this country right? I want to believe that the negligence Turkana and Baringo counties are facing is because of the poor administration and corruption. We have seen people – lords of corruption – claiming that this country has lost only Kshs7 billion. That amount of money can feed the counties for many years. Therefore, we should first start by re- evaluating ourselves and look into issues that will help this country. We should come up with a sustainable way of helping Turkana, because I have seen these cases of Turkana since I was a small boy. In 2013, I felt so good when I discovered that Turkana County is one of the counties which have got oil; a very precious mineral. I thought that was the time for the people of Turkana to celebrate and end their miseries. Unfortunately, Turkana is still facing the same problems. The big question is: Given that Turkana County benefits from the equalization fund, how is that money used? In the last financial year, Turkana County got more than Kshs1.2 billion as equalization fund. We need to look into this matter. I want to challenge the Senator for Turkana to go and drill deep into the usage of the over Kshs1.2---"
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