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    "id": 1250645,
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    "speaker_name": "Ikolomani, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benard Shinali",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to add my voice to the Annual Estimates for the Financial Year 2023/2024. I start by congratulating the Budget and Appropriations Committee for having done such a good job under the leadership of the Chairperson, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. Having served in the Committee, I know that they had to put in a lot of time because they had to gather all the information, listen to all the Chairpersons of Committees and officers at the National Treasury and the Parliamentary Service Commission to come up with a report within tight timelines. In the health sector, we have seen a lot of improvement because of putting money where we feel that there will be return for it. There is a demand for Kenyan trained nurses around the world. We have seen money being put in 21KMTCs to have their construction completed and Ksh1 billion for employment of lecturers and staff to make sure the KMTCs across Kenya are operational. The Budget and Appropriations Committee, on that note, has requested Members of Parliament in those areas to give back something for the good job that is being done by buying a bus for the colleges. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education presented a very good report and somehow it happens that I am speaking immediately after him. We have seen private universities gaining a lot from public money. This is an anomaly that has been corrected in this Budget, However, after removing public students from private universities, this Budget has made sure that there is money to help those students who have been placed. We have seen a recommendation that infrastructure in schools be done through the NG-CDF because this is a function they are specialised in. It will allow educationists and teachers to concentrate on their core duties of teaching and the running of schools. There are also funds to help students from ASALs have a meal in a day. This is a good programme and we propose that it should be expanded throughout the country so that all students are able to get lunch, especially in primary schools and day secondary schools. I would also like to comment on a proposal by the National Treasury to come up with a stern, specific, and deliberate measure to make sure that pending bills are paid. Actually, they should truly become a first charge on every Budget cycle."
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