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    "id": 1372940,
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    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Musa Sirma",
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    "content": " Okay. I wanted to make it clear because I inherited a debt of Ksh4.9 billion and by the end of June last year, I had cleared all the pennies. The National Treasury has committed to pay Ksh10 billion every month. I would like to take our Hon. Members back to last year where the first disbursement of Ksh4 billion was done in February and another of Ksh4 billion before the end of February. That made a total of Ksh8 billion. By the end of June, all the money was paid, including the debt of Ksh4.9 billion. The Hon. Members I interacted with last year congratulated me for a job well done. I do not know what has changed. I want you to trust me, Members. I never let you down last year and will still do the same this year because it is about disbursement. I promise you by end of February, you will have Ksh20 billion in your respective bank accounts. The rest you will get in March and the money will total to Ksh30 billion. In April, you will have Ksh40 billion. In May, Ksh50 billion and the balance of Ksh7 billion will be paid in June. It is as easy as that. That is the mathematics that is there. Hon. Speaker, this is all about trust. If you trusted me last year, you have a chance of trusting me this year. I want to ask Members that as we move forward, let us move with one spirit that the future is bright and our children will get their school fees before the end of this month. Therefore, we should agree on the issues which we have put forward and the plans by the Government. The National Treasury is going to release that money. We have commitment letters which we are working with. Therefore, let us not refer to the commitment letters which were addressed before. Today, we got a firm commitment letter which I have put before you Members. You can read that commitment and hold me to it. Hon. Speaker, I beg to stop at that."
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