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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to the Second Supplementary Estimates. From the onset, I will take two minutes because I know Members have a lot of interest in this. I thank the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Mhe. Ndindi Nyoro, and Members for the effort they put in working on this Supplementary Estimates. Based on the economic issues this country has been experiencing, I want to laud a few sectors that have gained from this Second Supplementary Estimate, such as the higher education sector. Most universities and tertiary institutions have been suffering. The increment is good because it has given them life. Also, the NPS in the security sector has gained. I was happy when I read the President's Speech during Madaraka Day and was optimistic about this current financial year. Indeed, we have enhanced fertiliser subsidies, and sugarcane farmers will also gain from the Second Supplementary Estimates. Our country experienced the El Niño phenomenon, which still affects some parts, and the people affected will gain. Also, for the welfare and just Government of the people, our bodyguards and drivers have gained. I am worried because we have reduced Government spending on infrastructure. This country has many stalled projects, especially in the road sector. Every time we allocate a lot of money to this sector, it ends up being reduced. In the future, we need to stop new projects and complete the ones already estimated in the budget. This way, we will ensure no white elephant projects in our country. The other issue is that we are doing a supplementary budget a few days before the end of the financial year. It would be good if the last supplementary budget was done, at least, two months before the end of the financial year so that we can enable the users of this money to escalate services to Kenyans. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those few remarks, I support."
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