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    "id": 1252853,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1252853/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": "production will be low, food will be adequate and people will have a lot of energy but they will not have shelter. That is why we need to pass this Finance Bill. If we will not think of anything else, let us think of the housing issue. Back in my hometown, Gusii is turning into a village slum. There is no land. However, the Government owns some pieces of land that we want to make use of. Even as we think about today, we also need to imagine the urbanisation in the next 20 years to come. Kenya is largely urban where everyone is moving to urban centres. This Finance Bill is going to build structures in our own sub-counties so that the inadequacy of land does not affect us. Our people will have shelter and because farm inputs are being zero-rated, then our people will have food and will live decent lives. This is the essence of the Finance Bill. Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo raised the issue on cutting down of the Budget. However, yesterday, we stayed here till 10.00 p.m. and not a single Member from the Minority, except Hon. Oluoch, was in this House to challenge the Committee of Supply when we were allocating funds. We allocate and reallocate funds in this House. If you wanted to downsize the surplus of a particular…"
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