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    "id": 804898,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/804898/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Henry Rotich",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Rotich",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, under the National Safety Net ( Inua Jamii ) Programme, we have extended cash transfers to vulnerable groups including older persons, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) and Persons with Severe Disabilities (PWDs). Hon. Speaker, to further relieve the plight of the less disadvantaged in society, combat poverty and promote equity, the National Safety Net has been enhanced as follows: Kshs7.95 billion for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC); Kshs17.3 billion for cash transfers to the elderly persons and Kshs1.2 billion for cash transfers to persons with severe disabilities. Hon. Speaker, to further support the less fortunate families, we have set aside: Kshs1.2 billion for Children Welfare Society; Kshs400 million for the Presidential Secondary School Bursary Scheme; Kshs4.5 billion for the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme and Kshs8.5 billion for the Equalisation Fund. Further, Hon. Speaker, I have set aside Kshs35.7 billion for the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) and Kshs2.3 billion for Affirmative Action Fund to promote equity and for social development."
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