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    "id": 105843,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Firstly, let me thank His Excellency the President, hon. Mwai Kibaki, for giving consent to this Motion. I should also thank the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the manner he has presented these Estimates to this House. I will also recognize the big role that is being played by the Permanent Secretary at the Treasury, together with his senior officials. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, agreeing to approve these Estimates allows continued services in the Government departments. One of them, which is very critical, is the recently negotiated settlement following a strike threat by universities’ staff. This is a sector that would have crippled learning in this nation. Therefore, proper planning must be put in place all the time to avoid these consequences. There was the first phase and negotiation on the second phase must be started immediately, in order to avoid a similar threat to strike. Therefore, allowing Kshs2 billion to be factored in these Supplementary Estimates will create harmony and stability in our universities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also important to pass the Estimates because our security in this nation leaves a lot to be desired. Our kids are now at home and they are threatened by kidnapping and other complicated forms of insecurity. Therefore, it is important that the security personnel have enough money to fuel their vehicles, or even buy new vehicles so that security is really enhanced in the nation. Those newly created districts have District Commissioners and Officers Commanding Police Divisions (OCPDs), who move on motorbikes and matatus at times. This, really, must be changed. Insecurity in the nation will also affect the tourism sector. Therefore, approving the funds will also generate the income for this nation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our roads have not been spared either by the pounding rains. Roads have been destroyed. They need to be restored. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matatu industry and transporters are all crying because of the heavy losses that they are incurring in that sector. Therefore, it is important that they allow funds to go to the road sector for road construction. It is important that the contractors should also be encouraged to carry out quality work. What is happening today is that we allow shoddy work to continue. So, people take national resources for jobs not done. It is very sad that up to now, we have not been able to settle the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It is notable that the two principals in their efforts as they are addressing the current draft, it would be possible to make sure that all the integrated IDPs, especially in my constituency, about 5,000, are settled. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, sir, we are now heading to Madaraka Day. What type of"
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