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    "id": 1374184,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Sifuna is whispering things behind me. I will try to do what he is telling me to do. From the onset, I support this Report. I appreciate the passion with which Sen. Orwoba is opposing the Report because that is what she believes in. I have just arrived from the great county of Nakuru. While in Naivasha town, I had an opportunity to meet traders. They told me when I get to the Senate, one of the things that I have to do is to make sure that I firmly deal with the issue of cost of living, because it is still a challenge. This is not specific to the people of Naivasha. It is a situation that applies in every corner of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that this Report scratches the surface on the matter of discussions around the issue of the cost of living. It shall be remembered that the cost of living was top on our agenda as Azimio Coalition in pushing this Government to the table. In fact, all discussions to us were secondary to the initial discussion around the cost of living. I take note that in this report, there is near consensus that the deal on cash transfers be enhanced so that those who qualify for this allocation get more than Kshs2,000 that they are getting. I stand on the Floor in support of this Report, but challenge the administration to walk the talk. Looking at the cost of living in this country and the value of our shilling, what can a poor person in the villages and in the cities do with Kshs2,000 a month? I challenge this administration because there is consensus that this amount needs to be enhanced. Why can we not begin with transferring Kshs10,000 to the people that need it the most? As I support the deal on that that cash transfer issue, I also want to remind this administration that, the Kshs2,000 that gets transferred to deserving communities and age groups, takes too long to reach the people that need it. The cash transfers should be done timely, so that our people can begin to appropriate the benefits of that arrangement. It should also be enhanced from Kshs2,000 to at least Kshs10,000."
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