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    "id": 1216952,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1216952/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wundanyi, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is the first Supplementary Budget under the new administration and, therefore, a lot was expected out of this Report. First and foremost, the President said that he was going to cut the budget by about Ksh300 billion. Kenyans have been waiting to see what exactly happens with the projects and most of the expenditures that had been prioritised in the Printed Estimates. One thing that I want to mention in this Report that is pleasing to so many of us is that money has been set aside for school feeding programmes. You know we are in a drought situation as a country and we are experiencing very tough times because rains have failed for the last five seasons. We are in a situation where children in many areas cannot access education, not only because of school fees, but because there is hunger. When they get to school, they are hungry and there is no food. We know about 1.9 million pupils are in schools across the country, and the majority of them are from ASAL areas. Now that the money has been set aside, we are sure they will be in school for this term and next term. There is one thing that we must say as a country. Indeed, we have been complaining that we have many pending bills, particularly in the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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