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    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": "allow those crossovers. However, due to the fall of the Finance Bill 2024, the whole budget that was allocating those particular activities was completely downed. The Budget has also given breath to the employment permanently of the JSS teachers. Remember, we still have a very big challenge on the issue of JSS teachers and our classrooms. The CBC was introduced without considering many factors. Now, it is a baby that we have to nurture and it is something that we have to deal with. It is a matter that we cannot throw out of the window. Therefore, when that budget was cut, the President looked into whether we were going to throw out the hiring of the JSS teachers because that was a very big challenge. However, in his wisdom and the wisdom of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, they have managed to allocate funds to ensure that we have all the JSS teachers employed and placed under permanent employment. This is a very vital area. We also want to ensure that the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is considered. This is a very vital thing that will give our teachers comfort because the foundation of this country is based on education. Just like what somebody said or a very great person one day said, education is an equaliser. It is a factor that equalises the rich and the poor. It puts them in the same pool. So, this Budget is considering putting into serious consideration matters of education, because that is one area that we consider very fundamental. We know that even in the Ministry of Energy, most of the provisions were cut. But most importantly, now that from the mood of the Communication you read to this House, where most of the nominees to the Cabinet are from the Opposition side, I hope it is going to bring harmony in this House and especially in the country so that whatever business we will be transacting in this House will sail through. I am taking this opportunity to welcome Members of the Opposition, now that they are part of the Government, to help this country to stabilise. I know the reason why we had that particular move is to allow this country to have stability. Allow this country to move forward. Allow this country to focus and allow this country to ensure that all the issues and the projects that have been slated are properly delivered and done. I want to give a word of caution. In our committees, when we were trying to pass some of the proposals by State departments, we wanted to ensure that most of the money is utilised properly. But we have seen that the people of this Republic who we are taxing are going through a lot of pain. Our major request and demand from this House is this: Any money that is allocated for major projects should be utilised on the projects, especially those that are bringing development to our people. We will, as much as possible, try to cut some of the expenditures. Most importantly, the cuts that have been placed on development areas and the little that has remained must be properly utilised. Now that we have almost a new Cabinet, although some of them are the same old faces, we ask the Members of the Cabinet who are coming in especially if they were to be vetted and passed in this House, that it is time to work for this country. It is not time to work for yourself. It is not time to reap. This is not the time to steal. This is not the time to waste. This is money which we collect painfully from the people of this Republic. So, even as we are going to vet the particular cabinet secretaries whose names have been forwarded to this House, our core mandate is to ensure that we vet and pass those we know their background has nothing to do with corruption. If they pass that test, we hope they are going to deliver to this nation. They are going to build this nation. They are going to work hard, just like what the President is trying to do. This is so that we do not look back and say, those are the people who failed this country. So, each one of us has a responsibility. As a House, we have the responsibility. As a Cabinet, they have their responsibility. The President also has the responsibility to ensure that whatever money we appropriate in this 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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