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    "content": "utilize that area for economic gain? I am saying this because I know that as much as we may want to look at security requirements and whatever is required, as long as we cannot access that part of our land, we are doomed. I want to thank the Deputy prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the much money he has put in roads and highways. However, this should be structured in a way that we can open up Kinangop, Elburgon, Narok, Timau and other areas where we have produce. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, there is the issue of Mwea Irrigation Scheme. Everybody knows that the rice mill at Mwea is very big. In actual fact, Mwea which produces 80 per cent of the produce that we get has that mill plus other many small ones because of history and a myriad of problems. Now, I do not think the Minister was right in coming up with more money to put up another mill. Instead, that money should be reallocated to that sector to work on the challenges to do with water supply and distribution. But we cannot go on to pump in new equipment in an area that already does not have a problem with the same. The same can be said of housing. The nearly Kshs1 billion voted for housing is too much. We need to use the same Kshs1 billion and have about 20 abattoirs because the final consumer is actually the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). This is so that we have a functional and hygienic slaughterhouse and cold room that can preserve stocks up to three and six months. With that and roads improvement, then we can bring all the carcasses all the way to KMC and the head office for that particular matter. However, as it is now, even if we build a big abattoir it will be just what we did at Nginyang’ where we built a big National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) supporting 50,000 bags and fully equipped but the last time they had maize there was about 24 months ago. The one at Marigat has a storage capacity of 80,000 bags but the amount of cereals stored there is about ten bags. This is a situation we should try to avoid in this Budget. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, all said and done, I think that the Budget Office and particularly the Minister should appoint a body as sharp as Price Waterhouse to summarise what hon. Members have been saying on the Floor of the House so that the next Budget reflects the wish of the Members of Parliament and also those of the people of Kenya. I support. Thank you."
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