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    "id": 1143781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. There is an old adage which goes that “justice delayed is justice denied”. There is a lot of justice that has been denied to very many Kenyans. One of the best things that this country has ever bequeathed itself with is the devolved Funds. One of the best performing devolved Funds is the NG-CDF. As it has been said, we have no business reading from the Book of Lamentations. Actually, in what we call “Literature”, we are Hammurabi the Law Giver. This House has the power of budget-making, and hiring and firing Cabinet Secretaries. I believe if the Members of this House acted in one accord, we can ensure that these monies are availed in time, so that they can be applied to the business of educating our children, paying contractors and many other pending bills. Finally, and most importantly, it is shameful that someone can be seated in an office and punish an entire country for political expediency. I believe this House is equal to the task in terms of doing what is required of us to get the NG-CDF money. I want to tell Hon. Sankok that this money does not belong to Members of Parliament because we are mere patrons as our work is to oversee. We are lobbying for the money so that it is available and our business will come much later when we will be doing an oversight. I believe that this House has no business reading from the Book of Lamentations. We must do what needs to be done. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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