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    "id": 142683,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muthama",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "I would like to start my contribution by calling upon the Ministers and Ministries to work extra-hard to deliver services to Kenyans. I would also like to call upon the Government to consider reducing the number of Ministries, which have turned out to be a big burden for Kenyans. Kenyans are concerned with this aspect. Our country does not have the capacity and strength to manage a Cabinet of 42 Ministers and over 75 Assistant Ministers. The world economic recession has affected many countries, including Kenya. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, while reading the Budget, said that Ministers will surrender the big vehicles that they use. It is good for Ministers to start obeying the laws of the land. These Ministers should use smaller vehicles that consume less fuel. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the creation of sub provinces and the additional districts although we, politicians, have turned this into a political issue. I will give the example of Eastern Province where I come from. It is unfair for a Kenyan to travel from Kibwezi or Marsabit to Embu to be served by a Provincial Commissioner. If anything, we need not less than three provinces in Eastern Province. So, whoever came with the idea of sub provinces has done a wonderful job. Kenyans should not be divided by the creation of more administrative boundaries. If I want to be admitted at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital, I would be admitted. Nobody will ask me to provide my Identity Card or where I come from. The creation of sub provinces and new districts is meant to make it easy for Kenyans to access services from the Government. So, this should not be politicised."
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