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    "id": 1532609,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Busia County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Omanyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have gone through the Second Supplementary Estimates and stuck my nose mostly on irrigation and reclamation of land. I have highlighted irrigation because we talk about floods in Budalangi like a chorus every time it rains or there is a downpour. The over Ksh600 million allocated to reclaim such areas should be put to good use so that we can decongest cities. If we barred the overflow that happens every time it floods and sweeps away homes, crops, and animals, built wetlands, converted them into agricultural land, and ensured that we developed such areas with a few factories and industries, we would create jobs. We would also ensure that underserved areas get the same “cake” that people in affluent places get. Otherwise, bridging the gap between the poor and the rich might be impossible if we continue having greedy, selfish, and egocentric leaders who think of taking resources to their areas. I was utterly demoralised when I realised that a few people in the Budget and Appropriations Committee sat somewhere and decided to allocate themselves money. They did not realise they were put there to represent Kenya and ensure that every sector and region in Kenya gets a fair share of the cake."
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