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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lugari, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nabii Nabwera",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to the Supplementary Estimates II as presented to the House. Article 28 of our Constitution, which is on page 40, talking about human dignity, clearly states: “28. Every person has inherent dignity and the right to have that dignity respected and protected”. I want to look at these supplementary estimates to see to what extent they reinstate dignity to humans - the people of Kenya, particularly the Western Region and Lugari Constituency, which I represent. The question that arises out of this Budget is: are we aware that as we are seated here discussing this Budget, a number of schools have Grade 9 students without classes? To what extent have these estimates met that gap? What dignity is in students attending classes on verandas? What dignity is in patients sharing beds? What dignity is there in a whole region or constituency that has impassable roads? As I raise these questions, I am looking at the existing gaps, which we need to think through as Parliament. As we address these supplementary estimates, we need to be cognisant of the fact that we have not addressed the special education needs. We have not provided for pupils with special needs and those who have challenges in life that require special schools. As we implement CBC, we are not thinking about senior schools for children with special needs. As we address this Budget, we need to be cognisant of the fact that we have not completely addressed the issue of capitation for primary and secondary schools, students in Technical and Vocation Education Training (TVETs) and universities, except for Junior Secondary Schools. Therefore, this begs the question: What do we need to do going forward? The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research spoke earlier. I want to share his sentiments that the biggest challenge in our budgeting system is that the National Treasury, instead of being a facilitator, has become an end to itself. The question then becomes: Why do they call stakeholder meetings if they cannot listen to those stakeholders? It hurts that in this country, in some places, children are going to school in facilities that have lawns and cabros . Yet, in some parts, children go to school in muddy, dusty classes or under trees. When shall we employ equity in resource allocation? When shall we address the issue of inequality? In the 21st Century, one rural constituency in this country has all roads paved and tarmacked. We have other constituencies with no single kilometre of a tarmac road. That is why I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport for being magnanimous. He insisted that we must address historical injustices in resource allocation by ensuring that equity is addressed in Supplementary Estimates II. I have looked at the supplementary estimates, and two distinct things are disturbing me. The 2010 Constitution, which we gave ourselves, makes it very clear that there are two distinct levels of Government. Resources have been allocated to the Ministries of Health and Agriculture and Livestock Development. In the Ministry of Agriculture, there is crop production, which is a function of county governments. Why are we taking it? Why are those resources not being taken to education where we have a gap? We should allow county 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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