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    "id": 1156409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1156409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "It is time we focused on issue based politics. I encourage the youth that during this time of nomination, let them nominate people based on the issues they stand for. It is about time that our politics become of age. When people seek to be given the mandate to lead, they should articulate clearly how they are going to change the life of so many Kenyans who are suffering. Right now with the recent crisis we had with fuel, a lot of people slept angry especially those who live in far flung areas like Turkana where we were recently with my Party Leader. What we saw is that Kenyans are yearning for that time when a leader can come in and articulate their issues. People need good health care, good roads and good schools. As leaders, if we go out there and talk to our people, realistically speaking, and show them what it is that we intend to do, they will definitely vote for us. Today was an interesting day in this country in the sense that the last budget for His Excellency the President was read. I think it is important for even county governments to follow suit and be able to put together realistic budgets that do not require supplementary on a quarterly basis. One of the biggest problems, is that all the way from the National to the county budgets, there are several supplementary budgets. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you speak to the Controller of Budget right now, you will be shocked. There are counties that have still not been able to utilize the money. I know a County such as Turkana, where people are dying out of hunger. Some parts of that county are littered with carcasses of dead animals because there is no water. Their Kshs3 billion is still stuck at the office of the Controller of Budget because they are not able to use that money."
}