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    "id": 1456579,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1456579/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": "There was a lot of misinformation about the Finance Bill, 2024. The issue of supporting the local manufacturer must be key in this Government. We should protect whatever we can manufacture here without importing. We must allocate Government money to help those industries and their infrastructure to grow. We should make sure that the Government supports the local manufacturers, so that we can protect and cushion our Kenya shilling against the dollar. We can only import the things that, for sure, we cannot live without and those that we do not produce as a country. Supporting local manufacturers is key. We should also ensure that we deal with corruption decisively. The President said this afternoon that he is going to propose some amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act and the Public Finance Management Act, so that we can look into the nitty-gritties of how public resources are utilised. We even deducted Ksh30 billion that was to go to counties. We have said it today, that the Senate must do its oversight role as far as county funds are concerned. There is a lot of corruption, misuse, and wastage that is happening in the counties. They forget those monies come from the public. We must make sure that we bring governors to book by making sure that corruption is dealt with. Let people with corruption matters be taken to court within three or four months. Then, we can see some actions happening to people misusing public resources. We are living in tough times. We must make sure we protect the few resources that we have. That is what Kenyans are talking about. That is what Kenyans are saying. That we should make prudent use of the little resources that we have and make sure we deal with corruption and its root cause as far as this Government is concerned. Therefore, I too rise to support the Supplementary Budget Estimate. Thank you."
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