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    "speaker_name": "Mandera CWR, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Umul Kheri Kassim",
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    "content": "me as well. I assure them that I will represent them well and ensure that services are delivered to them. I also thank the leadership of Kenya Kwanza who saw it fit to nominate me to the House Business Committee. As you know, HBC is a crucial committee that handles business that comes to this House. I want to tell Members that I will ensure that business will be prioritised and on time, God willing. Turning to the President’s Speech, it was generally good, precise and to the point. The point that caught my eye is when the President spoke about the youth. As you know, the youth are an integral part of this society. He said that he is going to tap their potential and nurture them in whatever they are good at. The Ksh50 billion hustlers’ fund is meant for hustlers. When we talk about hustlers, we mean women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), the widowed and orphans. As the County Woman Member of Parliament for Mandera, and on behalf of all county women Members, the amount allocated to us is very little and cannot make much impact. I wish to urge the President to allocate us some amount from the hustlers’ fund so that we serve our people well. He expressed his good will on the NG-CDF. We wish that he also considers our Fund. The other point that has been echoed by many of my colleagues is the biting drought. I hope and pray that it does not escalate into famine. Unfortunately, Members of Parliament have not been included on the task force formed by the Deputy President to manage response to the drought. The notice says that we will be appearing before the task force on a need basis. We are the people’s representatives. We have been elected by the people to represent them. This is when they need us most. I wish and hope that the leadership of the country will think about that. The other point is the insecurity ravaging pastoral communities. For the last three weeks, we have been seeing in news what is happening in Baringo, Marsabit and Turkana. Militia and bandits are wreaking havoc and killing young, promising, gallant soldiers. In North Eastern, there are inter-county sporadic clan clashes because of border issues and conflicts over water and pasture. Inter-county, intra-county, inter-clan and intra-clan conflicts are issues close to our hearts, but the President did not speak about insecurity. But I know the President has the goodwill."
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