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    "id": 1158602,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1158602/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alois Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Supplementary Appropriation Bill. It is important to fast-track it because where I come from, we are facing serious drought. There is no water or food for our people. The Government had stopped the supply of relief food to pay for cash-transfer which is also not available because registration has not been done. I hope this Bill will go ahead and fasten the supply of cash instead of food stuff, and to also alleviate the hunger that our people are facing. Parents do not have school fee and we are re-opening schools in the next one month. This money should be refocused to cash-transfer so that parents can get fees for children. Hon. Speaker, the other thing is about the Equalisation Fund. It is almost four years now and we have not received the funds. Yet, there were some projects which were awarded already. The works have not started because the contractors are not sure whether they are going to get the money or not. This Bill will assist in disbursing money for the Equalisation Fund. On the issue with the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), I want to thank the Chairman and the Committee for remembering the outstanding and pending bills that were done by CDF committees in the previous years. This will assist in availing money to the local people for circulation among the communities within our areas. The last issue is on insecurity. We are still facing a lot of problems. If you watch news, we have been having problems in Northern Kenya, especially where I come from and even in our neighbouring counties of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot. I hope that this money will help in beefing up security in those areas. We still feel that the Government is not providing enough especially in terms of police in that region. We still feel that the police are not able to contain the insecurity in Northern Kenya, especially in the Rift Valley areas like Suguta Valley and its environs. As leaders from that region, we feel like the National Police Reserve (NPR) can back up the local police. If they can recruit, vet, train and support them with some allowance like what they have been doing before, then the issue of insecurity in those areas can be addressed. I see that this Supplementary Appropriation Bill has allocated money to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. I hope that money will assist in providing and supporting policing in that area and in assisting nyumba kumi and all the stakeholders helping the Government to reduce insecurity. Otherwise, we need to urgently address the supply of water and food for our people. Thank you, Hon, Speaker."
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