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    "id": 1532527,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yussuf Farah",
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    "content": "This House needs to come up with a mechanism. Although the pending bill is the first charge of each department, the problem is that it is not being implemented. How do we force the departments to implement the idea that before they procure new projects, they must clear the pending bills? I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. Agriculture and livestock are the backbone of this country. If we invest in agriculture and livestock, I am sure this country will be in a better place today. Our youths will be employed. There would be increased revenues. There will be more food, including lean meat, on our tables. Unfortunately, the Government and this House are not giving this sector a priority. It has been neglected completely. Nothing is going on. It was left only for the devolved county governments to do agriculture even though their resources might not be enough. It is high time this House prioritised agriculture and livestock over any other department if we want to employ our youth, keep our people in good health, get food, and progress. As long as we treat agriculture and livestock as secondary issues, we will not go anywhere. We budget for projects, but there is always a delay in the Exchequer that affects the execution of certain projects in all departments. This hinders the development of this country. I want to speak to the National Treasury headed by our brother, Hon. Mbadi, to fast-track the disbursement of all the projects that have been allocated money to. This will ensure that programmes are executed in a timely manner. Otherwise, we will continue budgeting, re- budgeting, and bringing a supplementary budget over the other while piling up the pending bills in this country. Today, I am happy to see a new Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman in this House. The first one was from Mount Kenya, and this one is from Nyanza. I expect the Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair to be rotational so that every part of the country feels the development. It has come to…"
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