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    "id": 120616,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/120616/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mr. Kivuti wanted to know about the distribution of these funds per constituency. The Kazi kwa Vijana Programme funds are not distributed per constituency. The programme is implemented by specific Ministries which have infrastructural programmes. These programmes vary in terms of dimension from constituency to constituency. The only breakdown that can be given here is how the last amount of money that was spent was distributed countrywide but we have not yet designed a formula for equitable distribution of these funds per constituency. The programme deals with specific projects some of which are not available, for example, in urban areas like in my constituency, Langata. Mr. Njuguna wanted to know how much was misappropriated and I do not want to talk about this. I have said that there was over-spending in procurement and this is still a subject of investigation. So, I am unable to say how much was misappropriated. Finally, Mr. Waititu wanted to know whether it is possible to inter-change the youths in these programmes. That is the responsibility of the Ministries involved. We try to employ as many youths as possible and it is the responsibility of the youth organizations in the respective constituencies to identify the youths who are employed in these projects. That is their discretion and the Government does not want to get involved in them. Finally, an hon. Member has talked about Kshs15 billion. That was the global figure that was put when this programme was launched. That money would be spent over a period of time but not all the money was availed for the initial phase of the programme. Only Kshs2.6 billion was made available in the last financial year and not all of it was spent during that financial year. I would like the House and the country to know that the figure of Kshs15 billion was not the real figure which was allocated for spending and, therefore, could not have been stolen by anybody. Basically, those were major reports which had no basis whatsoever. We have taken steps to streamline this programme so that it can be sustainable the whole of this financial year and possibly, in the next financial year. Thank you."
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