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    "id": 1458003,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Chesumei, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Biego",
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    "content": "feel are important to Kenyans. One of them is the retention of the budget for employment of 46,000 intern teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. This is worth Ksh18 billion. That is a plus for teachers. The university funding, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) got a whopping Ksh17 billion. I feel good about that because without education, especially higher education, we will be doomed. The Committee also saved our children by giving them Ksh3 billion for the feeding programme. That is good. On the issue of health, intern doctors have been complaining all along. I am very happy that they have been considered and Ksh3.7 billion has been set aside for hiring of intern doctors. There are funds for the acquisition of specialised medical equipment. I am very happy with that because health is key and important. The Ksh2 billion has been set aside for the acquisition of specialised medical equipment that will go a long way in helping the sick. As much as we may not have gained on the issue of the Universal health Coverage (UHC), we have at least accelerated health care. There is money that has been set aside, around Ksh8 billion for the UHC. I noted that the police force is underpaid. Many times, the police say they receive low pay. I am happy that money has been set aside for adjusting upwards the salary of police force. We know that security is key. The Ksh3.5 billion that has been set aside for salary adjustment is something that I support in this Bill. There was an allocation that was given for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). Hon. Speaker, I regret the fact that there was supposed to have been additional money to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund. We know very well that this is a visible Fund and what it does is visible. Had we added money onto the NG-CDF, Kenyans would have had an advantage. I was disappointed by the fact that we were not able to get the Ksh50 million which was envisaged earlier for every constituency for electricity connectivity. So, we the Government in place, pray that we collect more taxes to be able to get electricity because electricity is key. Many people especially from my constituency of Chesumei, have low electricity connectivity. It is below 30 per cent and this would have given us a big boost. I support the Bill. Thank you."
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