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    "id": 1376364,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1376364/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "On the IEBC, we have issues with our boundaries in several counties. This issue should be resolved and is one of the reasons I support this report. On the issue of the audit of the 2022 Presidential election, I would like to say since 2007, there have been issues. If you want to audit the 2022 Presidential election issue now, I think we will be wasting time. I am still determining what we will gain by auditing the election. This needs to be better thought out. This audit report can only bring out something that has been seen before. On the cost of living, I agree that it is high. We need concerted efforts by those leaders in Government and the opposition. It is not the duty of the President to look at the cost of living alone. It is the responsibility of all Kenyans to look at how to reduce the cost of living to be affordable. The Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel is double what it used to be before this regime. It has raised the cost of other commodities. We should relook it to reduce it so that we can bring down the cost of production. In Moyale, for example, on the Ethiopian side, a litre of diesel costs Kshs75 to Kshs80. On the Kenyan side, it is at Kshs220. Ethiopia is a landlocked country. Why should we have fuel cost almost three times the price in Ethiopia? We need to look at the reasons why the cost of fuel is higher in Kenya than in Ethiopia. On the issue of implementation of the two-thirds gender rule, I support the report. As you know, I am the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration. I have come across many groups coming before my Committee. Many of them have not gotten the two-third gender rule in terms of employment. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at the two-thirds gender rule and also come back to the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), it is supposed to be at five per cent. Many of the organisations that came before us are either at 1.5 to two per cent. They have not gotten the 5 per cent level. The question is if they do not attain the five per cent margin, what will happen to them? There is no law that says these people should be penalised. I think this issue of saying, we want five per cent and then there is no penalty, is a problem because nobody cares. On the issue of fidelity to political parties, I support this report. For instance, what is the reason for people like from the Jubilee Party running back to the ruling party after the elections? You need to remain in your party. Additionally, if you are from the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party, why are you coming back to United Democratic Alliance (UDA)? We have been fighting in Marsabit with UDM. They are coming back and pretending that they belong to UDA. That is wrong. On the issue of funds, I support the Senate Oversight Fund. What we are getting now is too little for us. We need more money for a place like Marsabit which is the largest county in this Republic. I will travel to Loiyangalani tomorrow and Ileret. I have to go by helicopter whereas somebody from Kiambu County just drives to it in a short period of time; maybe about 10 to15 minutes. Therefore, we needed those funds."
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