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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"content": " The Whip of the Jubilee Party in the National Assembly, Hon. Sabina Chege."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I am very happy when I see Members on the divide happy about the Budget, the allocations and the distribution that have been done. I was just reflecting on the journey that we have come as a nation from 1963 when we got our Independence. There are three things that the founding fathers wanted to fight in this nation; poverty, ignorance and diseases. It is very interesting that we are still speaking the same language and addressing the same things. Ignorance is about our education sector. I am very happy that we are trying to address the issue of university funding. Especially the funding model where we have many students who qualify to join university, but cannot proceed because of the high fees. I am just hoping that as the majority of us in this House went through the university using the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), that we can finally have a proper solution for HELB. This will ensure that once somebody is admitted in the university, they automatically qualify for HELB. It will also ensure that parents do not have to worry whether their children will join the university or not. As they go in, we shall have a way to determine the level where we can assist the student, without making it complicated. Some of these things are so easy! I do not know why we complicate them for our students in such a way that we have very bright students who miss education because of lack of fees. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Sabina Chege",
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"content": "I am also very happy that now, the debate about funding the exams is done. Because this is something that was being politicised by some people; as to whether our students will sit for exams, or whether the parents will pay for them. It was very important for the Ministry of Education and the Departmental Committee on Education to address this issue of exams. I hope that one day, we do not have to make our exams so complex; that the exams have to have special codes, that they have to go to be printed out of this country, or that our students have to be manned by a police officer when they are doing the exams. Surely, those are young souls. I do not know why we do not train our teachers or the students, because this is a matter of integrity. That you do not have to have the policemen. We do not have to have the police coming in very early in the morning and guarding the exams papers. We can have a way to ensure that we have an exam that is free and fair. I am happy with the new CBE that there is continuous assessment. We do not have to wait for the final eight years of a child’s education, from Class One to Form Four, where one examination determines the life of that student. I am very happy with the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) system, and I hope this will minimise a lot of bureaucracy. We have our elderly people on the ground and I hope the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs has addressed this matter. Those elderly persons require social support from the Government, and we have made very good steps on how to finance them through their phones. They are now able to access the money. However, a majority of them are still unregistered. I hope that going forward, when someone reaches the age of 70, they can simply show their identification card and access those funds. A majority of the Members have talked about equalisation and sectoral allocations. I am very sure that agriculture can address the issue of poverty in this nation. We have very good lands. We are located along the equator. I had a privilege of accompanying the Hon. Speaker to Brazil, where the Government is not using a lot of resources but rather, educates their farmers, provides extension officers, gives them proper seedlings and teach them on best farming practices and irrigation. We visited a place similar to our North Eastern region, where one river has been diverted to the shambas . With the support of the Government, farmers are able to farm, and through that, they are doing a lot of exports. I hope that we would one day sit down, drop the politics, analyse how our nation is divided, evaluate which crops do well in certain regions, get farmers, assemble and train them, and give them proper seedlings. I am very sure that we shall develop our nation if we do that. The fact that this Budget is here today, with Hon. Atandi as the Chairman, and with many Members saying he has done a good job, I am convinced beyond any doubt that I was right from the beginning when I said I would not go to the streets. I have been vindicated for choosing to join the current Government because we do not have any other government until the next two years. It has been proven that we can make changes in this House, which holds a lot of powers. We are the ones who allocate resources and we cannot go out and complain. Even if we go picketing or demonstrating, at the end of the day, the power lies with us. I am very happy today that the people of Homa Bay are happy and can smile because they have a stadium. I heard Hon. Rozaah talk about roads in a specific village in her place, and that reminds us as Members that once you are elected, whether on the side of the Government of the day, the minority or majority side, you have the power to lobby and convince other Members of this House to support your area. We do not have to unnecessarily go out and fight. If we hold this House with dignity, I am very sure what happened last year will not happen again this year. If we communicate well to Kenyans about the work we are doing in this House, we will regain our dignity and respect that comes with the honourable name we bear as Members. Today, I will sleep a very happy person knowing that, for once, Members The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Sabina Chege",
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"content": "of this House have come together, reasoned and worked in unity. I can only say, long live Broad-Based Government. Some people take peace for granted and others are busy inciting Kenyans against a Government that is working for them and Members of this House. I remind them that they elected their Members of Parliament to represent them. Instead of that Member of Parliament telling citizens who to elect in 2027, who to follow or promoting the creation of small demigods in this country, they should tell them how they sat in this House and mobilised resources for their regions. I hope we can change. The only thing we need to eliminate in this Budget is wasteful expenditure. Let us share the little we have. Most importantly, let us not be extravagant but prioritise what is important for this nation. We should also focus on other areas, especially when addressing matters of diseases. A lot of money comes in not just from the Government but also through donor funding. Is that money well-utilised? We now have the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme through the Social Health Authority (SHA). We know that there was a lot of dishonesty with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), whereby people could just sit in a corner of a hospital, write down some identity numbers, and then go to claim from the NHIF that they have treated people. However, with SHA, a one-time-password (OTP) has to be sent to your phone for you to confirm that you are being treated. There are no longer many loopholes like before. That is why the cartels were fighting SHA at the beginning. However, I can comfortably say that SHA is working. I am a witness. What can we do about the areas that we are failing in? We can always improve the systems if they are failing, but let us first support SHA. We should not forget very important people such as doctors, nurses and police officers. Tomorrow is a holiday but they will not enjoy it because they have to work. Let us also minimise the unrest within the labour sector. We should honour any agreements that were previously made with doctors, nurses, teachers and police officers to ensure that they also enjoy their work and the sacrifices that they make for this nation. I support the Motion. Well done to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the House. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
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"content": " Thank you, Chief Whip of the Jubilee Party. Hon. Mark Mwenje will now contribute."
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"speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee, now led by Hon. Atandi, for a job well done. I know that we should never draw the Speaker into debates but those in the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance Coalition have been engaging in maandamano since 2023. Some of us, and by extension our constituencies, have been punished. I was one of those who were punished because whenever I tried to get something for my constituents in the Budgets for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years, it always got lost. I believe that my close association with the former Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Odinga, and being part of the"
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"content": "maandamano,"
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"speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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"content": "affected me. With this budget, I feel like my Embakasi West Constituency is now part and parcel of the process, and that we will get something. I can now “see” the Broad-Based Government that you were talking about. I want to speak about my constituency because even though we are a budget-making House, I was sent here by the people of Embakasi West. I tried to construct a road in my constituency around Tononoka area for two years, but I could not do it. The road would make it into the budget and then get deleted at some point. However, I have made it this far this time. I believe Hon. Atandi will be fair and ensure that we get to the end. People do not realise that we have a water shortage in Nairobi. However, some boreholes were sunk in my constituency, and a few more are coming up. Those are some of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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"content": "the things that we can appreciate in this Budget. By extension, with regard to the Supplementary Budget that we just recently considered, I can now focus on certain areas in my constituency such as Mowlem Ward, Kwa Maji, Umoja Phase 3 and Superloaf. We also have the SDA and Tena roads in Umoja Phase 1. I will be able to construct more classrooms in Kariobangi South and a road near the Catholic Road. Those are some of the benefits that we will enjoy. I can confidently say that over 70 new additional classrooms are being constructed in Embakasi West Constituency. That is what it means to have an all-round, equitable and fair budget. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I know that there is a common misconception that Nairobi is fully connected to electricity. However, in the last two Budgets, the entire Nairobi County got a maximum allocation of about Kshs150 million. We are now able to access a bit more. There are slums in Hon. TJ's Constituency in Ruaraka, as well as in Mathare, Embakasi West and Embakasi South. We provided for social protection to enable electricity connection to those living in the slums at a minimal cost, as we continue to work towards affordable housing. I thank Hon. Wandayi for calling Nairobi MPs to examine the problem and provide a budget for it. That has now been provided for. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when it comes to education, we must remember that Grade 10 is approaching next year. Members should be aware that with the introduction of Grade 10, issues of bursaries and capitation will become quite dominant at the beginning of next year. We have seen money allocated for this purpose, which is why even the money for the examinations was a sensitive issue as well funding for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). We have seen many university students being sent home. We are all aware of the pressure on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) to provide bursaries to those students and yet, we know it cannot fully fund university students. It is, therefore, important that HELB is funded so that we can educate our students. There is a lot to be said and I do not want to repeat what most Members have already raised. It is one thing to have a Budget Estimate brought to the Floor and Members leave here disgruntled, and a different thing when you demonstrate equity across every region, regardless of how they voted. That is a key issue and I must point it out. Regions like Nyanza and others, and even Nairobi, which has been an opposition stronghold, have really suffered. We are glad to now see some allocation for Nairobi because it is important for everyone to know that there are still problems in Nairobi. Nairobi is the only place where if you do not get something to eat, you sleep hungry. In some areas, you can walk into a farm and get some maize, or fish by a lake. In Nairobi, you are left with nothing. You can only steal and that is not something we want to encourage. However, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to throw some caution. While this House has been graceful with what we have done, I am concerned about the Ruling that came out today. I congratulate the Members who helped us, including yourself. I am a bit cautious about it. I did not hear it myself and I have not had the opportunity to read it, but I have seen some excerpts. I do not know whether we were able to get some stay orders, because it seems that the Kenya Rural Road Authority (KeRRA) has been lost, or we have lost some amount of money. Perhaps..."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"content": " Order, Hon. Mark Mwenje. Your Speaker knows better, and the substantive Speaker will, at his own chosen time, brief you. However, I can assure you that the Court has made a very good decision that secures the existence of the roads agencies. It is a decision that essentially unfreezes the monies, the over Ksh10 billion, which had previously been frozen, and makes them available for the road functions under KeRRA, which has been saved. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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