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    "id": 935056,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to join my colleagues in saying that this Bill will assist the marginalised communities. It is well documented that this Fund should have assisted these communities 10 years ago. Unfortunately, the National Treasury mandarins have been running this as a personal account. When the framers of the Constitution set-up this Fund, the intention was to ensure the so- called closed districts and other marginalised areas benefited and caught up with other areas which were benefiting from the largess of the Governments that had ruled this country since Independence. The Bill is very helpful. We will have a board which will be accountable to the people and run things professionally. Therefore, this dream will be realised. Another important thing is that it takes care of gender, age and almost everyone in this country. Any money which remain in the account at the end of the financial year will be retained other than going back to the National Treasury. This will go a long way in ensuring that the finances are never reduced nor reallocated for other purposes. The membership of the board is good because the chairperson will be from a marginalised community. As they say, it is only the wearer of the shoe who knows where it pinches. This chairperson will ensure that the injustices that have persisted for the last 56 years will come to an end. The other members of this board are the Principal Secretaries in the ministries responsible for water, roads, health and the National Treasury. This is very important because these are the commodities we require like water, infrastructure, health and financial gains."
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