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    "id": 1443136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "I have seen in real life what anarchy means in terms of the level of devastation and human suffering that mothers, women and children undergo for you to imagine that this country can easily be allowed to go into anarchy. I want to take this opportunity at this juncture to immensely appreciate the efforts of the House leadership, particularly the Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader, for this bipartisan approach that has enabled us to conduct moments of sincere self- reflection as leaders in this country. The moment has really awoken the true humbleness in the leadership as it is. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to take this opportunity as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget because I have seen the memorandum that the President has sent back to National Assembly. I strongly believe that memorandum ought to have also come to the Senate. Nevertheless, I want to take this opportunity to advise the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury to understand, first, that Government Ministries, whether at the county level or national level, tend to use different words to mean the same thing; to generate budget lines to be allocated money. If the Cabinet Secretary sits on the budget of the Government of Kenya, I am 100 per cent sure he can comb through and reduce the deficit as a result of the Finance Bill having been rejected by the President. Issues to do with recurrent expenditure and feel good allocations to politically correct individuals in the form of development are unnecessary. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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