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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Onyonka",
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        "legal_name": "Onyonka Richard Momoima",
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    "content": "Thank you. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, I am happy to see you here today because I know you as a friend of mine and somebody I have worked with before. I will ask a very simple question. If you remember when I walked in, you had started talking about provision of information and brought in the data protection law. You said that it is not possible for you to avail information so that we can know who has received social protection money. The reason I am bringing that is because the people of Kisii County that I represent, have been asking me to give them the names of the people from the wards all the way to the sub-counties. How many people does the Kenyan Government provide finances or pay monthly stipend from all our wards and sub-counties? I believe that the law does not stop you. Essentially, the argument you are making is that you cannot disclose that information. I believe that is a clever way to try and justify why you cannot give us the names of the people who got jobs ever since the Government started signing the bilateral agreements. We want that list because Kenyans have a bad habit when given such opportunity. We only share them with our tribes, friends and families. The list will show the equity, fairness and the distribution of those jobs you are giving out. I wanted to ask whether you can promise this House that you will provide that list, it will be genuine and honest. Madam Temporary Speaker, I got confused because when I came in. There was a wonderful Question that Sen. Kavindu Muthama had raised. It was about Kenyans because it is a matter she has held personally. Do you not think that we are busy complaining as we sit in this House how the American Government has never compensated Kenyans who were injured from the bomb blast which took place? The reality is, it is our responsibility as leadership in this country to make sure that this House can pronounce itself. When the Americans are busy in court trying to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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