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    "content": "unable to pay fees. It can do many things. As a member of the public who has the power to ensure that the right person comes to power, are they in control of who they elect as an MP? When the current MP asks you to vote for them, will you ask them what they have done with the money that they were given? Madam Temporary Speaker, let us come to the governors. It is the same question. Governors also control a lot of resources. Sen. Wetangula has been known to say that every five years, we elect 47 citizens of this country, but by the end of those five years, we have 47 millionaires. I do not think that Kenyans had that in mind when they voted for the Constitution. What they had in mind is that there would be more tarmacked roads. Where I come from, not only are domestic animals and people dying of hunger and lack of water, but also wild animals. What have they done? They can then put them to task on what they intend to accomplish. In your heart, do you feel that the person you want to elect as a governor--- Is it because they are your relative or they gave you a small token to elect them? Are you sure that they will implement the manifesto they told you to check? The first measurement is their manifesto. Are they addressing what is right? Madam Temporary Speaker, unless we ask ourselves these questions, as voters, we will never move forward. I urge Kenyans that these debts will only be sustainable is we elect a President who will ensure that all those works--- Let me tell you, roads and other major infrastructure take a lot time for people to reap the fruits. Are we going to elect another leader to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, who will ensure that we know that in the long run, they pay for whatever projects they have done? Are we going to elect a leader who is prudent to ensure that this debt is sustainable because at the end of the day, we are going to reap the fruits of whatever our President has planted. Madam Temporary Speaker, I challenge the National Treasury to ensure that they pay debt. We are now in the final year of the current Government. They should pay the legitimate contractors that have delivered. They should also ensure that they do not take up a new project unless they complete the old one, because it is only a completed project that can help Kenyans. I, therefore, urge them to ensure that all contracts are completed. If we pay pending bills, that improves money circulation. Money circulation improves business, and business improves tax because the disposable income increases and people are able to invest. As a result of that, there will be more projects that produce income that will produce more taxes and the current profit that one makes can be taxed, so that we earn more money."
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