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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the things that we have seen with this bloated Cabinet is that Kenyans are not getting better service delivery. They are being treated to a theatre of the absurd; quarrels and wrangles over this and that. When you try to divide existing Ministries to accommodate more Members in the Government, service delivery is actually affected for the worse. It is not for the better. It is better when people act from a need basis, and create only Ministries that are necessary. One of the good things that will come about is that we will have a clustering of Ministries that are doing things that overlap. I have seen the proposal that the Ministries of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry be lumped together. I would even add Ministry of Water and Irrigation. That is because where you have agriculture and you do not want to rely on rain-fed agriculture, water becomes a very important component. Where you are talking about water issues, the environment cannot be left behind. Where you are talking about water and environment, you cannot avoid talking about forests because they form the water catchment areas. That is why I am agitating that there should be room for an incoming Government to form its own clusters and to decide the names and the clustering of Ministries, so long as they do not exceed 24. But this is a good guide to any Government on how it can reduce the Ministries to the desired number. I need not go on and on. This is a Bill that is necessary. It should be passed now because it should have been implemented like yesterday. With those very many remarks, I beg to support."
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