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    "id": 1353418,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": "with revenue as a share of GDP around 16 to 20 per cent. If all these factors remain constant, the Government will never be able to match. Since 2020, the Kenyan shilling has lost 25 per cent of its value against the dollar. I am glad that most of my colleagues have raised these concerns, as we sit here to budget, is there traceability of the monies we are borrowing to ensure implementation of the same? The projections of money to be paid and what cost will be felt by Kenyan taxpayers must be held to account. We have seen various State departments for example, the State Department for Youth Affairs having a budget for youth empowerment programmes. I can say without any doubt that there is no program being run by the State Department for Youth Affairs in Kirinyaga County. We must be accountable, as the 13th Parliament, to the Kenyan people. We must ensure what we budget for is seen and felt on the ground by the Kenyan taxpayer. It would be an injustice to be sent here as representatives of the people and fail to ensure the money that are borrowed are properly accounted for. Today as I speak, the women of Mwea are unable to access Ngurubani Market because Thiba River has flooded. This House allocated a budget for El Nino management in county governments. We must come up with stringent monetary policies that will ensure the expenditure by the national Government and county governments is minimised to ensure that we focus more on funding development projects. On a brighter note, we have spoken and raised issues of reviving local industries. I am glad that Kirinyaga County is one of the beneficiary counties of the industrial parks. We will put in more than Ksh500 million for an export processing zone in the main budget. This will be a game changer as it will create employment for the populace of Kirinyaga County. In terms of agriculture, this Government has put in more than Ksh5 billion for subsidised fertiliser. I can confirm that the same has reached the farmers of Kirinyaga County. The tourism sector needs to be relooked and this House will be accountable to the Kenyan people. What I ask and urge Members of Parliament not to do is to let the 13th Parliament be laughed at. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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