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    "id": 1266704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "committees should see to it that we reduce our debt. When we look at the recommendations on the current expenditure, we spend 70 per cent of what we collect. That is something we need to address. I believe that in Kenya the problem is not the money, but how we put into use the resources that we collect. All the counties have been paid their money. Every institution has resources to pay pending bills. Counties like Mombasa are performing well. Other counties can also improve their revenue collection and performance. As a country, we need to have a conversation on Kenya Airways. We cannot pay Ksh16 billion last year and then in the Financial Year 2023/2024 we are about to pay Ksh17 billion. We need to ask ourselves whether the management is the problem. The money we put in versus the air ticket rates they gave us do not match. You feel distressed when you pay Kenya Airways for a ticket. You wonder why our airline is expensive. In terms of hospitality, they have improved. In terms of rates, how they charge their tickets is something we need to inquire into. Domestic airlines are doing very well. Even as we give them money, the National Treasury should tell us about the Government shareholding vis-a-viz the other shareholders and who they are. Why can Kenya Airways not awaken itself the way Ethiopian Airline and other airlines are performing in our country? It is something that this House has to follow through. We should ask ourselves how we can heal from this institution that we keep on giving money, but which is constantly in debt and in crisis. The other issue is that of pensions. You have been a teacher and our mothers were teachers although they are now old. Once you retire, not receiving your pension is something that can subject you to suffering, especially for those who are sick and using the same money to go for treatment. We have to be very clear even as we deal with this institution in London. It is time we asked ourselves whether we can close this pension institution in Europe. Finally, we need to support the President on the issue of debt. It is a must. We have to do it. I call upon all the counties that received money to, kindly, pay their suppliers so that money can go into circulation."
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