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    "id": 938039,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938039/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kamukunji, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Hassan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": "particular. There is need to rethink because that thinking was false in the sense that it left a huge section of our population outside the promise of reaching development and equality. We cannot be a stable, developing and prosperous country unless we release all our populations from the shackles of underdevelopment, poverty and inequality. The only way to do that is by investing in those territories and communities that have been left out. This requires a rethink and change in the policies and approaches of development we have adopted in our country. For example, for the first time we have oil in Turkana which is a seriously underdeveloped region. Unless, we put resources in those neighborhoods and communities, it will be very difficult to exploit the oil for the benefit of the rest of Kenya. We will have a marginalised and underprivileged community that feels resentful that we are taking their resources yet, they have never had any development dividends in independent Kenya. So, the same applies to many of these counties we consider to be poor and unproductive. Many of them are potentially very rich. They have livestock and some have mineral resources that can help our country go forward in terms of development. Unless, we invested in human resource and development of the infrastructure of those communities and counties, we will be unable to achieve the Vision 2030. This particular Bill is a small step in addressing some of those critical issues in our country and society which needs to be addressed. Parliament can make a contribution by making interventions of changing policies that have not worked for us. Every other development paradigm we have used does not fit and is not adoptable or relevant to many of the conditions we find in those countries. I think this particular Fund will address some of the development needs of communities in those neglected areas. It is high time we also looked at our policies to ensure we have even development. Unless we have fair and equitable system in our country and social justice we will not have stability. Look at what is happening with terrorism and violent extremism. You will find that many of the pockets of extremism are the most underdeveloped areas that have been left behind. These are communities that feel they have not benefited from the developments in Kenya. We need to change this mindset by investing in those communities, uplifting them and making them equal to others. That is the way we can get an equal and just country. It is also the first step towards creating a country that is economically developed, prosperous and one that competes internationally in the difficult and competitive global environment we have today. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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