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    "id": 1451044,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": "As I conclude, I want to tell the Kenyan people that this is a period where we must seize the moment. The Kenyan Government has over 334 entities. Many of the regulations and the legislations we do in this House are to create new bodies. As the Kenyan Government continues to enlarge, there is duplication. In that regard, we have started to walk the talk. As one way of seizing the moment, in this Budget, we have denied 47 entities money for operations and maintenance. We intend to merge them so that we have a lean Government that is responsive to the needs of the Kenyan people. That exercise saves us around Ksh7.9 billion. At some point, we have to ask critical questions in this House when it comes to some entities. In Taita Taveta, we have KeRRA, KeNHA and KURA engineers. Do we need all those engineers in the same place? These are the questions we must progressively ask ourselves. It cuts across all other sectors. The water sector in Kenya has over 20 entities. Do we need these 20 entities or should we scale them down? These are critical questions. I am just opening up a debate. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move and request Hon. Mary Emaase, who is the Vice- Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to second this Motion."
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