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    "id": 121230,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Michuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Njoroge Michuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill because it has been regular in this House. Every year, we have to have a Finance Bill. That is how it should be because that process gives this House the opportunity to express views and even to advise the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on how the House sees the financial and economic situation of the country. So, it is a welcome Bill from that point of view. We know that the services which we need and which our constituents expect must be financed. Other than in issues of emergency and other situations of similar nature, there is nothing for nothing. By nothing for nothing I mean that it is the taxpayers’ money, which they earn out of the economy, which will go towards financing the recurrent and development expenditure of this country. And even where money is borrowed in order to finance projects, that money will ultimately and finally be paid for by the taxpayer through the system of repayment of loans. So, at the end of the day, it is the taxpayer who bears the brunt of taxation. In return, he receives protection from the Government. Also, his security is assured and his properties are safeguarded except that certain inclinations in politics appear not to be recognizing these entitlements to property and life which are linked to security. Security is vital so that the economy can function to be able to produce the monies that we need to pass in this Finance Bill. The monies will go towards what Prof. Kaloki has talked about, that is, the stimulus projects; employment of the youth in projects such as the Kazi kwa Vijana ; and even provide emergency services and food that was being required because of the situation of our weather. This House does not seem to give matters of the environment priority, but I am afraid that at the end of the day, you will have to face the consequences of adverse climate change and global warming. It is time this House urged and, in fact, agreed that this area of our problems deserves the highest priority in terms of resource allocation. Without saving the environment, I doubt whether you will have any monies to"
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