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    "id": 1216934,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1216934/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": ". This is a tragedy. I belong to Azimio la Umoja, I have gone to many parts of this country and I advise the Government that if they do not do something on fuel and unga subsidies, they will have themselves to blame if things get out of hand. You very well know that due to the rise in the cost of fuel and the Russia-Ukraine war, food distribution channels have been affected. A serious government must find a way of cushioning its citizens. This is not happening. I emphasise that the Government must look at the situation and find a way to reduce the cost of unga . There is no maize in the country right now. I know that cartels are looking at how they will import maize. Most of the time they import genetically modified maize. Kenyans, I advise you to get ready for genetically modified maize because that is the only maize that is available. Since the Government is not making any interventions on unga subsidies, we are going to have genetically modified maize in this country very soon. On the question of wastages, I know that the Leader of the Majority Party is talking about a Government that is keen on cutting on wastages. However, if you look at this Budget, there are a number of areas where wastages are still being seen. I want to urge the Government to be very tight and do what they say. If they say that they want to contain the recurrent expenditure, then we expect the budget to resemble that commitment. The recurrent expenditure continues to go up in offices. There is a lot of budget for tea, travelling and for hosting prayers. These are unnecessary things. The budget for State House and other Government departments is going up and we need to contain it."
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