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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important debate on the Finance Bill 2024/2025. At the outset, I confirm that I support and congratulate the Committee led by Hon. Kimani, as he has done very well together with his Committee. Having gone through the Report, I congratulate the Committee because they have put into consideration the many concerns that Kenyans have brought through public participation. As I say that, Hon. Speaker, it is unfortunate that our young people have been on the streets for the last few days and some of them have gone through challenges because of that. Others have been injured just because somebody somewhere is spreading lies and misleading the nation. Today, we are here debating on the Finance Bill and telling Kenyans how it will help us to facilitate the budget that we passed last week. Hon. Speaker, I have been visiting some of the ministries. Any time you go to the Ministry of Transport, Health and other ministries, you find our Hon. Members, colleagues, waiting to be served and demanding for projects to be taken to their constituencies. Unfortunately, today, they are here fighting the methods of financing our budget and supporting the budgets they have been pushing for. When some of us are here in the House debating and trying to push the agenda for the Government, they are moving from one place to the other, looking for opportunities to do businesses in ministries and with Kenyans. Yet today, they are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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