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    "id": 1456746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for that magnanimity. If we allocate enough money in the departments that plough enough Appropriations-in-Aid (A-in- A) into the national coffers, then that is where we should invest our money. Secondly, the livestock sector is very important, particularly for the pastoralist communities. We occupy 70 per cent of Kenya's rangeland. Our economic mainstay is livestock. For the first time in history, the Government allocated Ksh1 billion into the restocking of livestock, following that terrible drought that we experienced for over three years. If this money is used properly, checked and adequately tailored to meet the objective of bringing back the pastoralists’ economy, then we are on the right track. I plead with the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We have the Equalisation Fund. If we can get a few shillings from it for restocking, then the pastoralist communities will be really happy about that. For Kenya to be an industrialised and middle-income country as per Vision 2030, we must put a lot of effort in local manufacturing. Instead of our youth complaining, they will have enough jobs. Their hands and minds will be occupied. For that reason, the axiom “Buy Kenya build Kenya” should be at the fore-front of this House. Finally, we are different parties. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has risen to the occasion to put Kenya first. Many of us, without fear of contradiction, will talk about it because they are great leaders who woke this country. With those remarks, I support the Motion and thank you for the time you have given me."
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