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"content": "I want this to be the Parliament that reviews this allocation of the Equalisation Fund and allocates urban pockets that are marginalized. I do not know what happened to Senate Mashinani because I would like to suggest that as a House and committees, we take time to have sittings in our slums, in Kibera, Korogocho, Mukuru, Kiambiu, Deep Sea, Westlands and other places, and appreciate, particularly when the Committee on Finance and Budget is allocating and suggesting--- We need to appreciate that Nairobi is not just about the skyscrapers or estates because 60 per cent of the population of this city live in the slums that I have just listed."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a Member of the Nairobi Delegation, we need to rise up to the occasion because our people have a lot of expectations from us. I would like to leave this Senate after Nairobi is listed in this schedule as a beneficiary of the Equalisation Fund because as things are, this is outright unfair."
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"content": "I thank you."
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"content": " Proceed, Sen. Olekina."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me begin by appreciating the good work done by the Committee on Finance and Budget in ensuring that they push for allocation of these funds. However, as they do their work, it is imperative to understand why the Equalisation Fund was put in the Constitution of Kenya and for what reasons."
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"content": "The aim was solely to address disparities among regions in the country that had been left behind. In fact, I believe that the framers of the Constitution were advised by Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 where development constantly focused on areas where the railway line had passed leaving out other regions."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have heard contributions by two colleagues who spoke before me. The first one was Sen. Cherarkey. For the first time, let me acknowledge the good work that Sen. Cherarkey does in this country."
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"content": "I have been with Sen. Cherarkey for the past eight years in this Senate. Even at the rise of the House, you will still find Sen. Cherarkey here. To the people of Nandi, just know that you have a good asset. He might be cantankerous or unorthodox, but he is very diligent in terms of his agility and dedication to issues affecting Kenyans. He is beyond measure and I really appreciate him for that."
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"content": "Having said that, let me begin by completely disagreeing with certain sentiments that Sen. Cherarkey shared here in terms of the city. I beg to differ. My sentiments could be unorthodox, but it is completely not marginalised. This is defined as a city. Mosiro in Narok County or a rural village in Garissa County are not defined cities. There is debate where Sen. Karen Nyamu supported that Nairobi should also be considered as marginalised. I dare say that those people who live in the slums do so because of poor policies and rural-urban migration. If we focus on developing our counties, there will be no reason for people to migrate from, for example, Kakamega, Garissa, Narok or Nandi to Nairobi. This is the conversation we need to have as a country; what do we do to uplift the standards of living of our people in rural areas? The The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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