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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lugari, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nabii Nabwera",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Having looked at the Budget Estimates for the 2023/2024 Financial Year and noting that I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Education and the Public Accounts Committee, I have various issues to raise. There is only one teacher in every Junior Secondary School (JSS) class. Instead of increasing money allocated to the education sector, we are doubling the money allocated to the Office of the President, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Office of the Deputy President. I have a problem with that. We are not being sensitive to the Kenyan child. We are not being sensitive to the times that we are living in. The second problem I have with this Budget is about the amount of money allocated to the infrastructure sector. The Constitution of Kenya provides that expenditure must be equitable and Government programmes must be implemented in all parts of the country. The money that is going to fund infrastructure is going to sections of the country at the expense of others. The question I keep asking is: Are these people paying taxes or not? The third point on this Budget is in the energy sector. I come from a constituency where 37 education institutions are not connected to electricity despite the fact that this House passed a Motion that all educational institutions must be provided with electricity. When I look at the budget lines, I do not see my constituency and other constituencies where schools are not connected to electricity. I am persuaded to think, unless advised otherwise, that the increase in the money allocated for defence indicates that as a Government we are encouraging the problem in the Rift Valley. We are funding bandits. If not, what reason do we have to increase money for defence at the expense of the Kenyan child? I come from a constituency that has been marginalised in terms of development for many years. There is a road called C44 which connects five counties, namely, Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia and Nandi. This road has been launched four times - twice 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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