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    "id": 144028,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdirahman",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion of Adjournment this evening. I would like to make a few comments, starting off with the performance of the Grand Coalition Government. We all know that forming a coalition is a very difficult exercise. I think we have wasted a lot of valuable time of Kenyans with regard to service delivery because of lots of squabbling at the beginning of the year. I hope that over time, those who represent the Government will learn the ropes well and help us deliver to Kenyans. Time and again, we hear of collective responsibility. However, looking at it critically in terms of Government performance, you find that the various Ministries do not co-ordinate, especially in the area of service delivery. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Budget, which was read in this House, in terms of principles of service delivery to Kenyans was a very good move. I personally applaud the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the very good route he took in terms of considering devolution of funds to constituencies or local level. This is something we have missed for a long time in this country. Money has been centrally allocated and we were not able to get what we wanted. So, I thank the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in particular, for the good effort he made in terms of trying to make sure that we get resources channelled to constituencies. Even if some of that money will not come directly through the CDF kitty, we are very happy that the money has been earmarked for the development of the constituencies. Currently, we are facing a very severe drought in this country, particularly in the northern part of this country. Unfortunately, the response has been very poor. Even in instances where the President himself declared famine a national disaster in this country, the responses have been very poor. They have not been very timely. There has been very poor co-ordination, especially from the Ministry of Livestock Development and Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands should go an extra mile in terms of coordinating these Ministries. Drought is not an easy task for people to respond to, unless they know when they should respond to emergencies. We cannot go on talking about emergencies in our areas. The Government should think forward and look at long-term development programmes for people in our areas. Of late, we have been reading many reports from the Ministry of Education, for instance, with regard to the management of bursary funds. Unfortunately, the Ministry"
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