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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the unbearable cost of living currently prevailing in the country. In the Statement, the committee should address the following- (1) State whether there are plans to subsidies the shelf prices of basic food items like cooking oil, maize flour, wheat flour and rice among other basic commodities. (2) Outline the measures, if any, that the Government has put in place to cushion Kenyans against skyrocketing commodity prices. (3) Explain the status of the Petroleum Price Stabilization Fund, providing details of how much revenue is in the Fund and how it is being utilized to stop the ever- increasing fuel prices. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me a minute to make a comment on this Statement. I have just come back to Nairobi from Kitui County. I want to confess before this House that the cost of living for my people and the people of the Republic of Kenya is unbearable. It has become extremely difficult for Kenyans to make their ends meet or even place a meal on the table for their children. At a time that schools have closed, the price for almost all consumer products in our supermarkets and shops is unbearable. How I wish that the Government does something to cushion Kenyans from suffering. We are facing drought in many places in this country. Children have closed schools. The income of many Kenyans is either going down or lost. If there was a time that Kenyans wanted the support of the Government, it is now. I thank you."
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