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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turkana Central, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Emathe",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on the Supplementary Estimates II. Today, we indulged ourselves in discussing the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), and we are now discussing the Supplementary Estimates II for the Financial Year 2024/2025. A budget is a political tool. Whenever we discuss the Budget, we also discuss a road map or the future of our country. We also talk about equity. I thank our President for being a champion of the word equity. This Supplementary Estimates II must show how equity in the distribution of our resources will be realised. Those who said that \"he who comes into equity must come with clean hands,\" are some of the people in the courts of fairness. That when distributing our resources, we must look at it from the point of being and remaining fair in all aspects. Allow me to make some comments on the environment, climate change and forestry in this country. In the Supplementary Budget Estimates, the environment was allocated Ksh6.4 billion, and the forestry sector was allocated Ksh16.3 billion. It is time for us as a country to discuss issues on climate change, especially carbon credits and resource mobilisation. I am very particular about what we can receive on carbon credit. How is our country prepared for carbon markets? We also need to discuss our legal framework for carbon credits. How shall we roll out? Do we have the right regulations that speak to carbon credits? We have to discuss our Gross The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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