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    "id": 1056509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "In my constituency there are so many stalled projects. I have been moving from one office to the other of those who initiated those projects, including farmers’ markets that are important to the people of Ndhiwa, but I have not succeeded. Nobody is allocating funds to do those projects. So, our question is: What happens? How can this House make sure that when we pass the BPS here, it is implemented? We oversee the Executive to execute what we pass here. The other point I want to make is on the pending bills. This is robbery with violence on the people. Small traders who do business with the Government, especially county governments, borrow money. This money has been out there year in, year out. They are auctioned and run bankrupt, but nobody cares. So, the issue of pending bills is a serious one and action should be taken. The State has no business to own businesses that it cannot manage. I agree with the Committee that these State corporations should be looked into. What Government can do is to create an environment where private businesses can thrive. Globally, you will agree with me that our Government is not doing good business. So, they should transform these corporates to private sector. On the Big Four Agenda, I want to thank the President for setting it out. When you talk of health, we are still underfunded by almost 7 per cent. We are supposed to put 15 per cent according to the declaration that was passed, but we are hardly doing 6 per cent. So, when we say we are doing a budget that is in line with the BPS, these Big Four Agendas should be funded well, so that the economy is properly anchored to thrive. Lastly, we should be watchful. When we pass things here, we should monitor how they are implemented. I wish we could have an intervention budget so that when they go wrong, through either committees or this House, we say no. With those few remarks, I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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