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    "id": 146952,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Mbarire",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Tourism",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. On the onset, I would like to start by thanking the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for crafting a Budget that gives Kenyans hope. It also made us know that it was not all lost, despite the negative information we get through the media about the state of our economy and the financial state of our country. I would like to start by saying that this Budget proved to us that there is a lot of money in this country, if only it is channelled to the right places. This Budget dealt with the issue of devolution as a way of dealing with inequity and inequalities across regions and constituencies. Through this, it is clear to all of us that even before we get to a point where we need to come up with a new constitution, devolution is the way to go. We do not need to get to a point where we need to have a law that strictly talks about devolution. The Minister has gone ahead of all of us in terms of actualizing the concept of devolution as the way to empower Kenyans and build Kenya. I hope as Members of Parliament, we will not hear again about the pros or cons of devolution and people saying that it is not the right way. I think this Budget has proved that short of devolution, Kenya may never grow. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance dealt at length with many issues. However I want to concentrate on one issue that I thought this Budget did. This Budget came up with a big opportunity for the young people at grassroots level. Why do I say so? If you look at how much money is going to the constituencies through the CDF and the issue of building Jua Kali sheds and making sure they are equipped, and the money that was going through the District Roads Committees that will now go to the Constituencies Development Committees, and the issue of the nurses and the teachers"
}