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    "id": 913010,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/913010/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to comment on this very important Petition. I want to agree with the speaker who has spoken before me that we need to look at this hardship demarcation afresh. We realise that the zoning of hardship areas was done some time ago. There are some areas that fall within constituencies that may not be seen as hardship areas, but within them are very critical hardship areas. In Mwea Constituency which I represent, I have areas called South Ngariama and Wamumu which could pass for hardship areas. In that respect, I would like to propose that any policy aimed at equalisation in the country should be area-focused and not county or constituency-focused. Otherwise, we have left out some marginalised areas within constituencies or counties that are not, historically, referred to as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) or hardship areas. I support the Petition."
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