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    "id": 114437,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Labour",
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": "western Kenya and Nyanza. It is very unfortunate that the Treasury instigated the suspension of these funds by the World Bank and other donors. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was a small amount of money that was being used to facilitate the seminars here that was lost. However, most of the money went to assist our people at the grassroots in the construction of classrooms and many other poverty eradicating projects that were initiated by the World Bank and its partners. We, as Members of Parliament from Nyanza and Western provinces, have tried our level best to convince the World Bank to continue funding these projects. They have even been assured by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance that he will pay the money that was lost. We were promised by December, the projects would resume. Today, we are in March and the projects have not resumed. I want to appeal, on behalf of the people of Nyanza and Western provinces, World Bank resumes the funding of those projects because they are key to eradication of poverty in our areas. I also want to talk about police reforms. As the President said, it is, indeed, true that this House and the members of public have been yearning for police reforms for a very long time. Everybody knows, from the President and the Prime Minister, that we have a really dented police force, whom we cannot rely on. It is unfortunate that there are some people in the system who are reaping from the corrupt police force. This must be stopped. Again, I appeal to the Office of the President to initiate these reforms. I do not think that the current Minister in charge of Provincial Administration and Internal Security hon. Saitoti is better placed to reform the police force because he is used to some of these practices. I would appeal that in the next Cabinet reshuffle, if it will be there soon, we get a reform minded person to head the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security where the police force lies. By so doing, most Kenyans will benefit from the services that are offered by our police officers. Finally, I want to appeal to my colleagues, wherever they are, to take the concerns of the Kurias, the people of Mount Elgon and the Tesos into consideration in the Constitution-making process. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support."
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