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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. First, before I go into contributing to the Budget Policy Statement, allow me to send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Baby Riwadh Yasir Noor. In the Committee of Health, we were investigating this case of negligence. Unfortunately, we lost the baby and he is being buried today according to the Muslim traditions. It is very unfortunate that even the report on that baby is not yet out, for the family to get justice. May Noor's soul rest in eternal peace. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to now get back to the Budget Policy Statement. I am a Member of that Committee and we have taken quite a number of engagements to listen to the different stakeholders who came and their proposals. We had the independent commissions who came by and gave their proposals. Of interest was, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). We learnt that most of these independent commissions have no budget to open their offices in different parts of the country. Looking at the recent conflict that we have had at the border of the Kisiis and Maasais; had we had such a commission, it would be very easy to investigate injustices commissioned in those areas. So, because of lack of budget, this particular commission is not able to have an office in that region and residents in that area end up suffering because they have to travel all the way either to Nairobi or the nearest offices. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if I follow what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was saying, Parliament has the space to correct some of these issues. We should not leave politics at play to determine what we are going to allocate. If we have the mandate to propose what budgetary allocations should go to what sectors, let us not leave that to appear that we are pleading with the two principles to actually give special consideration as my colleague Sen. Eddy was trying to put into context. There are several other issues that have come to play. Look at the health sector, the roads, and so many other issues which have been highlighted. 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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