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    "id": 1502488,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Trans Nzoia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lillian Siyoi",
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    "content": "week. I really appreciate our President because he has realised that basic needs in this country have to be taken care of. That is why he touched on each and every sector: Food, health, shelter and education. I will start with the food sector. I come from Trans Nzoia County which largely depend on agriculture. It is prudent to note that maize and unga were very expensive when we came in, in 2022 . The President had promised to lower the cost of unga . I am proud and happy to announce - as the President said last week - that the cost of unga has gone down. This was done through a subsidy on fertiliser. We thought it is important to subsidise fertiliser, ensure that we reduce the cost of production, instead of reducing the cost of consumption. By doing so, we are enjoying enough food in this country at the moment. That is why we have too much noise since the people are full. People are okay at the moment. The only thing that we are still working on is to ensure that they are busy. When the people are idle, most of the time, the noise goes up. The President is also working to ensure that Kenyans get jobs. To start with, when the Government came in, the employment of teachers was a problem. For the longest period, this is the first time that teachers have been employed in large numbers. I request the President to continue employing more teachers. We have trained teachers who are almost attaining the retirement age without being employed. If we do that, we would have helped them and also encouraged other teachers to join the education sector. I want to speak about Social Health Authority (SHA) that is very important in this country. The President thought of elevating the common wananchi, the people at the bottom, to ensure that they get equal treatment like the employed people. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) was charging Ksh500 but, at the moment, the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) charges Ksh300. In a scenario where somebody is too poor to afford the Ksh300, the Government is willing and ready to pay for them. I applaud the President because this is a very important initiative that will ensure Kenyans get health services. As Members of Parliament, we are going to be relieved. Most of the time, we are called upon to attend harambees to help our people to pay for treatment. I think this will come to an end if SHA is going to start working promptly. On our currency, when we came in, the Kenyan Shilling had no value. But, at the moment, it is very strong. That contributes much to the business people who are importing goods. Our shilling has now gained value. I want to appreciate and applaud the President for that. We do not take it for granted. I also want to talk about the airport expansion. I have seen people applaud the President for listening to the people. But, in as much as he has done so, I want to believe it is because of the Adani’s dealings on corruption. We saw the other day on television that he had engaged in corrupt businesses in the US. But we still want to lease out our airport to an investor who can expand our airport. By doing that, we will create more job opportunities for our youth. Because this…"
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