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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "Clement Muchiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to reply. First and foremost, I thank the hon. Members who have contributed positively to this Motion. They have put a lot of input into the document that we laid before this House. There are a few things that came out very positively. The IPU is very important. We need to have positive representation at all the times. We also need to have continuity of the proceedings of that body, so that we can be at par with other countries. There are also issues about the composition of the delegations. It was noted sadly that the delegation did not consist of Ministers and Assistant Ministers. Since it is the discretion of Speaker to nominate Members to this delegation, I know he will look into it in the forthcoming conference. I would also like to urge all the Members of this House to read all the publications which come from the IPU because they contain a lot of information. However, more importantly, I urge all Members to be familiar with the resolutions that have come out of the IPU. We should have a follow up of the resolutions. We need to check whether they are being followed to the letter in our country. On the issue of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); it is good to highlight that Kenya was not able, at the two conferences, to report on its progress. This is an issue that should be taken seriously, so that we have an annual report on the procedure of the progress we have made in this country. I would also like the hon. Members to check how far they are at attaining the MDGs at their constituency levels. On the issue of child mortality and improvement of maternal health, I would also request the Government to take it seriously. We should start by staffing our dispensaries which have been constructed using CDF money. Most of the them are lying idle due to lack of staff. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of HIV/AIDS is serious in this country. However, you will find that all the programmes that are being implemented in this country are not visible because most of them have been turned into money-making machines. At the constituency level, you will find so many groups that have been given this money to fund projects to assist or even educate people living with HIV/AIDS but you cannot identify any single project or programme that is going on, on the ground."
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