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    "id": 111236,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are some questions which are related. Maybe, I can answer one for a number of them. The ESP is an emergency programme that is aimed at stimulating the economy. That is really the purpose of countries coming up with ESP. I agree that the pace of implementing the ESP has not been as fast as it should have been. I have actually owned up to that fact. We are doing something to streamline the implementation of this programme. This is the first time that the Government has come up with an ESP. So, it has been a learning experience. First, there were attempts to try and create new structures. I remember that hon. Members of Parliament themselves were very concerned about the structures at the grassroots. So, it was necessary for Treasury to have a Kamukunji with Members of Parliament to agree on how to implement the ESP. That itself took time. The designs were also to be done, which also took time. What should have happened at the very beginning is that, because most of the projects that were being implemented were replicable, it would have been necessary to come up with standard designs for health centres, schools, markets, et cetera . There was no need for duplication. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also agree with hon. Members that some officers in the Ministry of Public Works may not be very professional. I know that for a fact because I have given them an assignment to do and after consultations with them, they sent me a fee note of Kshs150,000, which was supposed to cover overtime allowance despite the fact that these were public servants working for the Government. So, action is being taken to ensure that officers, not only in the Ministry of Public Works, but also in other Government departments do not abuse their professions to over- charge or inflate prices of goods and services, which lead to losses being incurred by the Exchequer."
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