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    "id": 1441509,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1441509/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "informing the public that we need Ksh600 billion for education, we are supporting the public and raising the emotions which, in my view, is dishonest. It is honest to educate the public that the county governors were camping at State House. In fact, it is a cycle. The citizens back home were also camping at the governors’ residences and their offices asking for projects. Why we go to Murkomen is because our citizens also come to our offices, homes and call us asking for projects. It is a whole cycle and somehow the budget is also political. You need to do a road in your constituency and the governors need to do their projects in their counties. Where will the President get the money? The money has to be raised. There is no need of raising emotions and supporting the bloggers who are only saying: “Reject the Finance Bill”, and yet they are not saying “reject the roads” in our constituencies. Regarding the point on infrastructure bonds, in as much as we want to defend locals, we also need money from investors, since no village can exist alone. Hon. Speaker, I will bring an amendment through your Office or the Office of the Clerk. About 5 per cent will be charged on locals effective July and 15 per cent will be charged on investors. I feel this is on the higher side. For the purposes of the Government earning quick money from the infrastructure bonds, it is my hope that my amendment will get support so that it can go through. Hon. Speaker, with that, I want to insist that this House must be honest. We need the budget…"
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