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    "id": 135619,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/135619/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwaita",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 100,
        "legal_name": "Sammy Sila Komen Mwaita",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very critical vote. I also want to join my colleagues in congratulating the Minister and his team for a job well done. What they have done in the Ministry is commendable. I happen to be a Member of the relevant Departmental Committee and they presented an elaborate plan for this country. However, I would like to comment on two or three areas. The first one is about planning reports. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the usage of planning reports, particularly by the Ministry of Finance, as earlier stated by our Chairman, hon. Okemo, is very important. I have in mind plans that had been prepared, but which have not been taken into account. In the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, there are plans and reports issued by KIPPRA, which the Ministry of Finance ignores year in, year out. It is time that this disconnect was eliminated, so that as the Ministry of Finance allocates funds, it consults very closely with the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 20230 for accelerated development in this country. The other aspect is that of stalled projects. Projects appraisals are prepared and submitted, but projects continue stalling for years on end. For example, I have one project that has stalled in my constituency of Baringo Central since 1987; this is Baringo Technical College. The project was funded through this Ministry, in conjunction with the"
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