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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to speak on the Budget Policy Statement. I must first congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a job-well-done. More so, I want to appreciate the Government of the day for one thing; every Wednesday, we have Private Members’ Motions which come to the Floor of the House and many times, there is a tendency for the House to feel that it is just a talking show. However, that is not the case because I see some of the proposals that have been put in this budget are the ones that were brought on the Floor by Private Members during Wednesdays’ Motions. There is one that regarded the fact that there was so much money left in the Ministry of Education for infrastructural development which was later used as per the interest of the Cabinet Secretary. I am happy to hear the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee note that particular area has been restructured. With the agreement of the Executive itself, that money will be channelled through the NG-CDF. I remember that in the last Parliament, I brought a Motion to this House concerning that matter because that money was not used properly. They had a bigger allocation of about Ksh1 million per classroom during the tenure of the late Prof. Magoha, and classrooms were constructed across the country. However, the construction of those classrooms remain incomplete to date, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said. Therefore, that is a very good step. One other good policy brought forward is one that increases the NG-CDF itself in terms of the amount that will be allocated. This is a challenge to the House that if we have been given that mandate to carry out this, then we have to work very hard so that we showcase. Remember, this is an area where we have many distractors outside that do not believe in our work. Therefore, I would like to urge the House that as this happens, we have to go back to our constituencies, God willing, and do a very good job. That way, we will prove to any doubting Thomas that this is a better channel of getting money to the ground, especially money that comes from the National Government, for effective and efficient use. There is also a very good policy made on the issue of roads. The money for roads has been increased and that increment should facilitate construction of our roads back home. All these, including the monies that have been allocated to several value chains, is supposed to trigger the economy to start working. This is because if there will be construction works going on in roads, school infrastructure and other areas, then we should see more money circulating within the economy and the country. This should then excite the economy so that we start growing once again and people can start feeling that there is flow of money within the system. Another policy that I must laud is the special attention that has been given to junior secondary schools (JSS) which are currently grappling with many problems that concern taking off. We have been told by the Chairperson that enough money and good ceiling has been allocated for the JSS and CBC so that children, who are in school and languishing without teachers, materials and capitation, can now enjoy their education. In Article 53 of the 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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